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• Falls are the #2 cause of death among all ages
• Falls are the #1 cause of nonfatal unintentional injuries among all ages (NSC facts on Injuries, 2003)
• Falls are the #1 cause of accidental death among persons 65 and over
• Hospital admissions for hip fractures increased to 332,000 in 1999 and are expected to exceed 500,000 per year by 2040 ! (U.S. Congress Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003, S. 1217)
• Cost of accidents just at home is estimated at over $380 billion per year. The #1 cause of those
accidents is falls! (University NC at Chapel Hill, 2002)
• A large percentage of falls are preventable. (CDC, AAOS)
• Mary E. Tinetti, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, generally recognized to be the world’s leading
authority on elderly falls said, “Any internal medicine doctor sees 10 of these patents a day and does
not recognize the warning signs.” (Source – AP Newswire) |
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