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 ...
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World Health Organization Releases Stunning Data on Falls
When most people think about the kinds of incidents that can unintentionally end a life early, they think of dramatic events like car collisions, animal attacks, and freak accidents. And while crashes on the world’s roadways are responsible for the most accidental deaths every year, the second-leading cause may surprise you.
According to information released by the World Health Organization, 684,000 people are killed worldwide from falls every ...
continue reading...A Life Changed in an Instant: Preventing and Avoiding Falls
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 ...
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