InjuryILS
DRIVE MEDICAL RTL12087 BATHROOM GRAB BAR FOR TOILETS
Received Aug 19, 2024 · Event occurred Aug 14, 2024
Report MW5158617 · MDR key 20002548
Device
Patient
94 YR · Female
- Bruise/Contusion
- Fall
- Pain
- Bruise/Contusion
- Fall
- Pain
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
MY (B)(6) MOM WAS USING THE DRIVE MEDICAL RTL12087 BATHROOM GRAB BAR FOR TOILET WHEN THE FRONT BARS SLIPPED OUT FROM THE EDGE AND SHE FELL. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE HOUSE AND ABLE TO HELP HER GET UP OR SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO CALL 911. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES. SHE JUST HAS BIG BRUISES AND IS SORE. NEVERTHELESS, THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS PATIENT SAFETY CONCERN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PATIENTS REPORTING THE SAME THING IN THE AMAZON REVIEWS, WHICH I WISH I HAD NOTICED.