Falls in the Elderly - What the CDC has to say

http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/adultfalls.html

The CDC has its own page of statistics on falls in the elderly.

In 2000, the direct medical costs of falls in the elderly was $19.2 billion

More than one third of adults older than 65 fall each year.

Women are more than twice as likely to break a bone in a fall but men are 49% more likely to die from falling.

72% of fractured hips occur in women.

 

All of these figures again show that falling is not an option. Using a mobility aid is vital once someone is falling or having near misses.

Prevention is always better than the cure and with such potentially serious consequences something as simple as a walking frame can go a long way to decreasing the risk.