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Medline electric beds pose fire hazard after 2 deaths, FDA warns
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that electric hospital beds from medical equipment supplier Medline can pose a fire hazard, after two people died and another 16 users were seriously injured.
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning that electric hospital beds from medical equipment supplier Medline can pose a fire hazard, after two people died and another 16 users were seriously injured. Medline, based in Northfield, Illinois, issued an "urgent" safety notice this week instructing customers to discontinue using its beds and other products without first modifying them.
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