Thorpe Mill High-Sided Conventional Cotside Rail Bumpers with Closed Ends
Thorpe Mill High-Sided Conventional Cotside Rail Bumpers with Closed Ends are ideally used with patients prone to seizures and involuntary movement who are elevated higher in their bed. They are high sided for complete protection from rail entrapment and have closed ends that prevent any movement or slippage.
What's Included?
- 1 x Pair of High Sided Bed Rail Bumpers
Key Benefits and Features
- Closed ends offer additional security and protection
- 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
- Easy to clean fabric promotes hygienic conditions
Are the Thorpe Mill High-Sided Bumpers Easy to Fit?
The easy to use hook and loop fastenings along the bottom edge make the Thorpe Mill Conventional Rail Bumpers simple to fit. The fastening on the bottom edge prevents anyone from accidentally unhooking it, helping to improve patient safety.
Why Use High Sided Bumper Protectors?
High sided protectors are an essential safety mechanism if a patient has been raised up for they own health and/or safety reasons. When a patient is positioned in such a manner, their rails will be raised, meaning any rail protectors must be capable of covering a larger-than-standard rail. Thorpe Mill High Sided Rail Protectors do just that.
What Does Closed End Mean?
Closed ends mean that when the Rail Protectors fit over the bed rails, they fit over the top, leaving no part of the rail exposed. This is the highest level of protection as it guarantees that the patient will not come into contact with any part of the bed rail.
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)
- People with 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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