# Medline Industries Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails Due to Serious Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards; Two Deaths Reported
> **CPSC recall** · 2024-05-30 · 24248 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 24248
- **Date:** 2024-05-30
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Medline Bed Assist Bar adult bed rails

## Hazards

When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.

## Remedies

Refund

## Retailer(s)

Medline's websites, Medline.com and athome.medline.com, major online retailers, including Amazon and Walmart.com, online pharmacies, including CVS.com and Walgreens.com, and online medical supply stores nationwide, including Cascade Healthcare Solutions and Magic Medical, from July 2009 through March 2024 for between $32 and $64.

## Importer(s)

Medline Industries LP, of Northfield, Illinois

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

The recalled bed rails have model numbers MDS6800BA and MDS6800BAH. The two models are identical, but model MDS6800BA was sold individually and model MDS6800BAH was sold in cases of three units. The bed rails are made of black metal tubing with a rounded black foam rubber grip handle and a fabric pouch. The name "Medline" and the model number are printed on a label located on the support frame of the bed rail near the vertical portion of the bed rail.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Medline-Industries-Recalls-1-5-Million-Adult-Portable-Bed-Rails-Due-to-Serious-Entrapment-and-Asphyxia-Hazards-Two-Deaths-Reported)
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