Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention
Español A simple accident like tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can change your life. If you fall, you could break a bone, which thousands of older adults experience each year. For older people, a broken bone can also be the start of more serious health problems and can lead to […]
Facts About Falls
Print Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall. In fact, more than one out of four older people falls each year, 1 but less than half tell their doctor.2 Falling once doubles your chances of falling again.3 Falls Are Serious and Costly One out of five falls causes a serious injury such as […]
Broken Bones and Other Childhood Injuries
As a parent we don’t want significant accidents to occur—but they do. Kids suffer abrasions, cuts, scalds and burns. They dislocate fingers and break bones. And they swallow things. While we don’t recommend that you encase your young ones in bubble wrap or tape their mouths shut, we do suggest you The most common sources […]