The most popular kind of durable medical equipment is hospital beds. Despite its name, hospital beds are utilised outside of acute care hospitals, specifically in private homes, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centres. Hospital Beds are often used, hence accidents involving them are prevalent. These accidents may may place when a patient is lying in a bed that is immobile, while they are being transported in a bed, or as they are being moved into or out of a bed. A person getting treatment at a medical institution or at a dwelling, such as a private home or nursing home, is referred to in this article as a "patient."
The FDA and the HBSW (Hospital Bed Safety Workshop) have published a number of educational publications that offer recommendations for Hospital Beds safety and methods for risk reduction. These papers have been incorporated into the protocol for healthcare practitioners by the Departments of Health in various states.
