Recall: Bed handle linked to 3 deaths | Ruth To The Rescue - Home

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"They were sold by home health care stores, drug stores and medical equipment stores nationwide and in home and health care catalogs from January 1994 through December 2007 for about $100. They were manufactured in the United States.

What To Do 

Consumers should immediately stop using all recalled bed handles that were sold without safety retention straps. Contact Bed Handles, Inc. for free safety retention straps to secure the bed handle to the bed frame, new assembly and installation instructions for models BA10W, BA11W and AJ1 and a warning label to attach to the bed handles. The bed handles should be used only with the safety retention straps securely in place attaching the bed handle to the bed frame in order to prevent a gap.

Contact Bed Handles Inc. at 800-725-6903 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday,"

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For more information:  Bed Handles, Inc. safety recall webpage

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FDA Wants Infusion Pump Risk Reduction

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new initiative to address safety problems associated with external infusion pumps, which are devices that deliver fluids, including nutrients and medications, into a patient’s body in a controlled manner.

As part of its initiative, FDA is moving to establish additional premarket requirements for infusion pumps, in part through issuance today of a new draft guidance and letter to infusion pump manufacturers. FDA is also announcing a May public workshop on infusion pump design, and launching a new Web page devoted to infusion pump safety, FDA - Infusion Pumps.

Although this is directed toward manufacturers, it's probably a good idea for everybody using pumps to follow what emerges from this initiative.

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Sadly, the HMDR Program page no longer contains a link to the Sherman Law.

However I found this link on the internet:

• Sherman Law - Food and Drug Branch (FDB)

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"The Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) licensing program is administered as part of the Medical Device Safety and Youth Tobacco Enforcement Section and is governed by law sections found in the California Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law (January 1, 2008 Edition). The Sherman Law was amended in the 1999-2000 legislative session to establish the HMDR licensing program."

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PREVENTING BACK INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE - eSafety.com

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We all do some heavy lifting from time to time, so it's critical to pay attention to back safety. Here's a useful article from the NAW, Material Handling - Do's and Don'ts. The article frames the situation in this way:

Manual handling, and the twisting and turning that occur when they perform these tasks, can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) or cumulative disorders (CTDs), such as injuries to the back, shoulder and neck. The cumulative effect of even minor injuries of this nature can become more pronounced over time.

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• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

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     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute