elder care: the danger of falls
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Fall Awareness Day:
Do You Know The Numbers? September 22, 2016
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28 millionolder people are
treated in emergency
departments due to
fall-related injuries2
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25-89% of all
reported inpatient
incidents are hospital
falls
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More than 50% of
falls in hospitals are
not witnessed
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Up to 75% of all
nursing facility patients
fall each year, and
greater than 40% experience recurring
episodes
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Approximately 50% of those who fall once
will have at least one
additional fall
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Falls are the 2nd leading
cause of accidental or
unintentional
injury deaths worldwide3
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$31 billion is
spent on medical costs
for fall-related injuries
annually
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But those numbers
aren’t set in stone…
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This Fall, get informed
and see how you can
help prevent falls!
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This Fall Awareness Day, know the
facts and save a life. Visit http://www.healthpropress.com/product/falls-in-older-people/
and find out how you can prevent
the next fall.
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Sources1. Tideiksaar, Rein. Falls in Older People: Prevention & Management. 4th ed. Baltimore: Health
Professions, 2010. Print.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web–based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [online].
3. World Health Organization. "Falls." World Health Organization. World Health Organization, 1 Sept. 2016. Web. 20 Sept. 2016.
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