Thorpe Mill High-Sided Conventional Cotside Rail Bumpers
Unfortunately, bed rail entrapment is responsible for thousands of hospital and care home accidents every year, making protecting patients prone to seizures and involuntary movement episodes essential. Thorpe Mill High-Sided Conventional Cotside Rail Bumpers are a conventionally constructed set of rail bumpers designed to prevent patients getting their arms and legs tangled in hospital bed rails.
What's Included?
- 1 x Pair of Bed Rail Bumpers
Key Benefits and Features
- The additional bumper height is perfect for a mattress overlay
- Can also be used with an alternating pressure mattress
- Flame resistant foam reduces the risk of fires
- Soft inner padding reduces risk of injury to patients
- Produced to MHRA anti-entrapment specifications for added peace of mind
- Easy to clean fabric promotes hygienic conditions
Are the Thorpe Mill Rail Bumpers Easy to Fit?
The easy-to-use hook and loop fastenings along the bottom edge make the Thorpe Mill Conventional Cotside Bumpers simple to fit. The fastening on the bottom edge prevents anyone from accidentally unhooking it, helping to improve patient safety.
What Is Entrapment?
Entrapment is where a limb is caught in the gap between hospital bed rails. This can cause serious injury, aggravation of an existing condition or injury and even breakage. It is especially important to guard against entrapment in individuals experiencing a seizure or involuntary movement episode, as the usual bodily functions indicating the presence of pain may not be functional.
How Do Bumpers Guard Against Entrapment?
By draping over the top of hospital bed rails, Thorpe Mill Bumpers block the gaps in the rails, preventing a patients arms and legs getting caught in them during an involuntary episode, seizure or whilst they are asleep.
High-Sided Design
The high-sided design on Thorpe Mill Rail Bumpers is ideal for use with patients on a raised mattress or with patients required to sit in an upright position. High-Sided Rail Guards promote safety and allow for peace of mind when raising rails to accommodate the needs of a patient.
Who Could Benefit from Cotside Rail Bumpers?
- Patients with epilepsy
- Elderly patients vulnerable to falls
- Those who suffer from excessive bruising (ecchymosis)
- Patients who suffer from confusion, agitation or delirium
- Anyone who experiences repetitive or involuntary movements
- People with high or low body mass (which may change entrapment risks)
- Variable levels of consciousness, or those under sedation
Why Is It Important to Use Cotside Rail Bumpers?
A study based on the NPSA’s National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) estimated 1,250 reports of injuries from striking or trapping limbs in bedrails are made every twelve months from hospitals and mental health units in England and Wales. The Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have had reports of 21 bedrail related deaths from 2000 – 2006. Cotside rail bumpers are an effective way to stop patients from becoming trapped by bed railings, preventing the majority of the most serious injuries associated with bed railings.
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