Poorly maintained beds and bedrails put inpatients at risk of entrapment injury
A study of beds and bedrails in a large teaching hospital in Ireland has found that less than 10 per cent comply with standards put in place to minimise the risk of patient injury.
Nursing Standard.
28, 50, 17-17.
doi: 10.7748/ns.28.50.17.s22
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