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Hospital beds are regulated as medical devices in the U.S.. They are used in over 30 million hospitalizations and by approximately 15 million long-term care residents per year.
Because of increasing death and injury reports, the FDA issued a safety alert in 1995 on the hazards associated with the side-rails.