Risks related to patient bed safety.
There is heightened public awareness of the inherent risks of hospitalization. The hospital bed itself, however, is often not where jeopardy is expected. This article examines 3 chief contributors to hazards associated with hospital bed systems: fire, entrapment, and pressure ulcers. Strategies to assess beds for safety risks are discussed.
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. jsharkey@llu.edu
Jeannine E
JE
Sharkey
Karen
K
Van Leuven
Patti
P
Radovich
D000465:Algorithms; D001513:Beds; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D061214:Patient Safety; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States