It was reported that the patient was being transferred from the wheelchair to the bed and when the staff attempted to transfer the patient the rail of the bed caught on the patients left lower leg resulting in a 14 cm long laceration.The patient was transferred to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.At the hospital the laceration was determined to require an unreported number of sutures.The sutures were put in place, the patient was placed on overnight observation and also started on antibiotic therapy.The patient was released back to the facility the next day.Prior to the incident occurring the patient was scheduled to be transferred to a hospice facility and the day after the patient returned from the hospital the client was transferred to the hospice facility as planned.No additional patient details are available.A photo depicting the reported side rail was provided to the manufacturer and only a visual review could be conducted.A functional or dimensional inspection could not be executed via a photo.The customer is stating that the rails were down when they tried to move the patient.During the moving motion the patient suffered a 14 cm laceration.At this time the customer's complaint cannot be confirmed.Should the customer send back the physical sample, a full investigation will be conducted.A definitive root cause for the reported issue could not be determined at this time.There is no additional information available.Due to the reported incident and in an abundance of caution, this medwatch is being filed.If additional relevant information becomes available a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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