elder care: the danger of falls

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


25-89% of all

reported inpatient

incidents are hospital

falls


More than 50% of

falls in hospitals are

not witnessed


Up to 75% of all

nursing facility patients

fall each year, and

greater than 40% experience recurring

episodes


Approximately 50% of those who fall once

will have at least one

additional fall


Falls are the 2nd leading

cause of accidental or

unintentional

injury deaths worldwide3


$31 billion is

spent on medical costs

for fall-related injuries

annually


But those numbers

aren’t set in stone…


This Fall, get informed

and see how you can

help prevent falls!


This Fall Awareness Day, know the

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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.


http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars

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