A hospital bed is incomplete without bed rails. Hospital bed rails make any bed a safer bed. Falling from a 
bed is a potential hazard for anyone, especially those who are weak or have limited bed mobility. To prevent falls from a bed, a patient requires collapsible safety side railings at both sides. A safety bed rail whether in a hospital bed or a home bed is used to help getting in and out of the bed and/or prevent from falling out of bed
However, bed side rails are not without any disadvantages. Many accidents have occured in hospitals and home while using bed rails. It is difficult to say whether a bed railing is a help or burden. Check out our article Hospital Beds: Boon or Bane to know the drawbacks of bed rails. However, to avoid any kind of mishaps, certain guidelines need to be followed. There should be proper bed rails risk management in hospitals.
Types of Bed Rails
- Bed Rails (Full Length): Comes in full size which fits most hospital beds. Full length bed rails can be fixed to the patient's bed by a clamp and can be removed when required.
- Bed Rails (Half Length): These are not full size but equally helpful as the full length ones. These are also fixed to the bed but can be removed when required.
- Movable Bed Rails: This innovative bed assist rail is designed for those requiring a little help for moving, standing and transferring in and out of bed. Unlike fixed-style bed rails, this rail can unlock and pivot out to provide better standing support with less reaching and twisting.
- Collapsible Bed Rails: These can be placed on either side of the bed and they can fold down to the side of the bed. These can be used as both a bed rail & hand rail.
Product Features
- Safety bed rails are made of various materials like aluminum, iron, steel, ERW steel, chromium, CRW pipe, wrought iron etc.
- The movable bed rails are powder coated which can be of various types like epoxy, nylon, polyester, acrylic coating etc. and which can be painted in any color after powder coating.
- The movable bed rails are safely collapsible.
