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When you hear about bed rails, your mind will envisage safety, children’s bunk beds and elders’ help to climb out of the bed. However, how many of you know that that the bed rail can be dangerous as well.  There are enough reports showing that the bed rail could very well be dangerous and hence people should educate themselves on the pros and cons of the bed rail so they can optimize their use.

The importance of using the bed rail correctly

The bed rail is usually incorporated to help the child, or the elderly to be comfortable and as a support to climb in and out from the bed, besides acting as an barrier to prevent rolling off the bed while sleeping. The other benefits of using the bed rail are:

1. It can be used as a support for elderly or weak people to turn in bed.

2. It can be used as a prop to climb in or out of their bed when no one is around.

3. It makes one feel safe because you are assured that you would not fall of the bed.

4. It stops the falling-out from the bed, and hence promotes carefree sleep.

5. It helps in getting up and being able to use the bed controls

The cons of using the bed rail are:

1. Entanglement of clothes and even limbs resulting in bad falls – especially in the case of elders.

2. Risk of getting trapped in gaps between the mattress and rail and hurt oneself.

3. A feeling of resentment and restriction when faced with the installation of rails.

Judging whether the use of the bed rail is good or bad will very much pertain to the person who uses it. This is however, a good way to ensure safety, of the person who sleeps in that bed. In order to prevent any danger, one should always be careful (and watch over) the person who sleeps in a bed with a bed rail.

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