Fight the Falling! 4 ways to prevent falls.

Excerpt: “Falling happens. But the goal is not to fall. In medicine falls get more scary the older you get, but at any age falls can have poor outcomes.

According to the CDC, more than one out of four older people fall each year, but less than half tell their doctor. Falling can be a sign or symptom of different medical problems; so it is important to let your doctor know when and how often you fall.

Falling once doubles your chances of falling again. So. do not think you are one and done. Fall once, then you are likely to fall again, and so on.

Each year, there are millions of older people who visit the emergency department because of falls, and about 1 million of them end up being hospitalized because of the fall. The range of consequences of a fall are broad and range from mild to severe. Falls lead to bone injuries like broken bones, or fractures and head injuries like concussions or brain injuries. They can even lead to dehydration, starvation and death if a person is not able to get assistance or communicate and are instead left on the ground.”

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