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To Whom It May Concern:
Rachel Johnson is a 6 – year old girl with 1P36 Deletion Syndrome. She has moderate global developmental delays and suffers from microcephaly, apraxia, low muscle tone in both upper and lower extremities, scoliosis, night time seizure activity and many symptoms commonly found in autism. The combination of conditions makes her especially unsteady when tired or just waking up. She is mobile with supervision. She is incontinent in bowel/bladder. She is almost completely non-verbal. She has outgrown in both weight and length the safe use of a crib. She is in need of an adaptive or safety bed for both her safety and development.
When her parents had her in a bed without protective sides she has fallen out of bed. She does not have the muscle tone nor cognitive skills to stop herself from falling out. In addition it is unlikely that should she become even moderately trapped or entangled would she be able to extract herself or prevent injury. Further, her global delays coupled with the inability to talk make her unable or unlikely to call for help in an emergency situation. The FDA has determined that 77% of entrapment or entanglement circumstances result in either injury or death among frail or handicapped persons.
We have researched the available products with the assistance of her physician. She needs a safety or adaptive bed that is designed for someone her size and larger, that will protect against entrapment and entanglement, that will prevent falls from bed, and that minimizes the likelihood that she will climb over the rails.
Beds by George manufactures an adaptive / safety bed called the H1000F that meets these needs. Their bed provides fall protection, satisfies the FDA’s 7 Zones of Entrapment standard; is a full twin size bed, has 22" tall climb resistant doors / rails; is in alignment with the “inclusion” philosophy for developmental integration; and satisfies the anti-enclosure standard supported by Medicaid, The Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, and The Division of Quality Assurance of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
As you will agree the Beds by George H1000F bed is the ideal product to satisfy the medical need for Rachel. Thank you in advance for your consideration and prompt attention.
Sincerely,
Sherri Laird, PTR
