Federal regulators said that the portable bed rails posed a serious entrapment hazard and a risk of death by asphyxiation. Recalls and Bans of Products, Beds and Bedding, Deaths (Fatalities), Asphyxiation, Choking, and Suffocation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Medline Industries Inc, United States, Canada, Medline Bed Assist Bar Federal regulators said that the portable bed rails posed a serious entrapment hazard and a risk of death by asphyxiation. NYT > Business