Three elderly people have died after getting their heads trapped in the metal hoop of a bed lever. Three elderly people have died after getting their heads trapped in the metal hoops of bed levers over the past three years, coronial findings say. All three had used the same basic bed lever design. Colin had likely been disoriented - probably suffering a hypoglycaemic episode - when he became entangled in the metal hoop of his bed lever, one night in 2017. Jane's head had been wedged within the metal hoop lever of her bed.

Source: Stuff February 14, 2019 21:20 UTC