While much has been written about the dangers faced by older adults from falling, children are also susceptible to fall-related injuries that can affect them for the rest of their lives. In fact, according to a post on the website for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, falling is the leading cause of unintentional injuries for young people under the age of 14. For children aged four and under, over 80% of the injuries they sustain from ...
continue reading...Keeping Kids Safe from Falls
Posted November 25, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
A Life Changed in an Instant: Preventing and Avoiding Falls
Posted March 18, 2021 in Personal Injury Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
There’s no alternative way of looking at it. As adults, we really need to avoid falling. It’s not just that it’s an unpleasant experience or something that is outside of our normal “operation.” Rather, a fall for an adult can range from the painful to the life-altering. And, for most, those consequences only grow larger as we grow older.
It’s a far cry ...
continue reading...2017 Alaska Airlines Lawsuit Results in $3M Win for Plaintiff
Posted March 11, 2021 in Personal Injury Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
It was nearly four years ago that 75-year-old passenger Bernice Kekona mistook an escalator for an elevator at Portland International Airport while traveling from Hawaii to Spokane, Washington. Ms. Kekona had an amputated leg and a variety of other health concerns, so her family arranged for her to have gate-to-gate service during her connection.
Gate-to-gate service is exactly as its name implies. The passenger is assisted ...
continue reading...Let’s Talk About Falls
Posted October 31, 2020 in Product News and Recalls
Leaves are changing, temperatures are dropping, autumn is definitely here. Fall, on the other hand, is something we want to avoid entirely.
Statistics and data on falls are stunning, especially when discussing senior populations. According to the CDC, death rates among older populations from falls rose 30% from 2007 to 2016. The agency extrapolated that data and has found that if current trends continue, we could see seven deaths from falls every hour ...
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