A guard rail for a bed, the guard rail including: - a plurality of bars intended for extending along a side of the bed, and which in the situation of use has a top bar and one or more lower bars , and where each of the plurality of bars has one end and another end, the one end facing one end of a bed in the situation of use and the other end facing another end of the bed in the situation of use, the other end of the bed being opposite to the one end of the bed; - two guide racks , which in the situation of use are arranged vertically and along opposing ends of the plurality of bars , the two guide racks further including fastening means for securing the two guide racks to the bed; - where each end of the bars is adapted for engaging a suspension element , individual for each of the bars , and each of the suspension elements being attached to one of the guide racks , the guard rail wherein - each of the two guide racks has a hook at a top cap of the guide rack and that a top suspension element has a pawl , which pawl , in the situation of use, engages the hook of the guide rack and that the top suspension element is capable of being released from engagement with the hook , characterized in that - the top suspension element suspends an end of the top bar , and is connected to a neighbouring lower suspension element , which lower suspension element suspends an end of a lower bar neighbouring the top bar , and in that - a connection between the top suspension element and the neighbouring lower suspension element is provided by a connecting element having a variable extension and a maximum extension between the top suspension element and the neighbouring lower suspension element . - a plurality of bars intended for extending along a side of the bed, and which in the situation of use has a top bar and one or more lower bars , and where each of the plurality of bars has one end and another end, the one end facing one end of a bed in the situation of use and the other end facing another end of the bed in the situation of use, the other end of the bed being opposite to the one end of the bed; - two guide racks , which in the situation of use are arranged vertically and along opposing ends of the plurality of bars , the two guide racks further including fastening means for securing the two guide racks to the bed; - where each end of the bars is adapted for engaging a suspension element , individual for each of the bars , and each of the suspension elements being attached to one of the guide racks , the guard rail wherein - each of the two guide racks has a hook at a top cap of the guide rack and that a top suspension element has a pawl , which pawl , in the situation of use, engages the hook of the guide rack and that the top suspension element is capable of being released from engagement with the hook , characterized in that - the top suspension element suspends an end of the top bar , and is connected to a neighbouring lower suspension element , which lower suspension element suspends an end of a lower bar neighbouring the top bar , and in that - a connection between the top suspension element and the neighbouring lower suspension element is provided by a connecting element having a variable extension and a maximum extension between the top suspension element and the neighbouring lower suspension element . <EOS>