Suffocation

Compass Health Brands Recalls Carex Adult Portable Bed Rails After Three Deaths; Entrapment and Asphyxiation Hazards

Recalled 2021-12-22. Suffocation hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.

About 104,900 and 110...Units
2021-12-22Recall date
YesInjuries

The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.

What was recalled
Carex brand Bed Support Rails (model P566) and Carex brand Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rails (model P569) sold between 2012 and 2021. The name "Carex" and the model number are printed on a label on the bottom of the rails. The Bed Support Rail has white metal rails with black foam grip and measures about 35 inches high and 20 inches wide. The Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail is comprised of a dark brown metal support rail with black foam grips and a dark brown metal bed rail. The support rail measures about 21 inches high and 17 inches wide and the bed rail measures about 20 inches high and 30 inches wide.
The hazard
When attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.
Injuries
Compass has received three reports of entrapment deaths associated with the Bed Support Rail (model P566), between April 2014 and June 2020, involving an 85-year-old man at an assisted living facility in Ohio; an 84-year-old woman at home in California; and an 88-year-old woman at an assisted living facility in Washington. In each case, the bed rail was not securely attached to the bed entrapping the user. No entrapment reports involving the Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail (model P569).
The remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Compass Health Brands for a free repair kit for the Bed Support Rail or a refund for the Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail.

The details

ProductsCarex Brand Adult Portable Bed Rails
Imported byCompass Health Brands
Sold atAmazon, Walmart
CPSC recall number22040
What a recall entitles you to

A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.

Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.

The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.

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