FDA issues highest alert over 9,000 high-tech hospital beds that could KILL patients: Smart mattresses first rolled out in 2018 are recalled because they cause life-saving medical equipment to malfunction

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FDA issues highest alert over 9,000 high-tech hospital beds that could KILL patients: Smart mattresses first rolled out in 2018 are recalled because they cause life-saving medical equipment to malfunction

11-24-2022, 01:15 PM

Hmm...Interesting. I didn't know beds could kill people.

FDA issues highest alert over 9,000 hospital beds that could KILL patients | Daily Mail Online

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The smart beds - made by Illinois-based healthcare company Baxter International - were found to interfere with nearby medical devices including baby heartrate monitors and infusion pumps.
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11-25-2022, 07:40 AM

Originally posted by jboldeniv View Post

Hmm...Interesting. I didn't know beds could kill people.

It's like in the cartoons but it's real life.
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11-26-2022, 11:11 AM

Yep.
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