A patient protective system that preferably includes at least an adjustable bed providing a bed frame, and a side rail in sliding communication with the bed frame and a mattress supported by the bed frame. The patient protective system further preferably includes a side impact absorbing pad supported by the mattress and in contact adjacency with the side rail a patient access flap secured to the side impact absorbing pad and attached to the mattress, and a patient head entrapment impediment secured to the side impact absorbing pad and the mattress.
