What should be considered when placing children in adult beds?
HBSW has not addressed the issue of children in adult beds. There are many beds designed for care of the pediatric patient, and it is appropriate to provide a pediatric bed for a child patient, in most cases. Check with the bed supplier to determine if the bed was designed to care for a child. Also, while the dimensional guidance is not appropriate for children in most cases, the HBSW Clinical Guidance document can serve as an outline to assessing the child patient and the bed system for entrapment risks.
