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  2. Falling when you're elderly is dangerous. Here's how it ... - AOL

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    Fall prevention is critical, particularly in older adults, Dr. Kathryn Boling, a primary care physician at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center, tells Yahoo Life. “It’s important to get things out ...

  3. Falls in older adults - Wikipedia

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    In the United States alone, the total cost of falling injuries for people 65 and older was $31 billion in 2015. The costs covered millions of hospital emergency room visits for non-fatal injuries and more than 800,000 hospitalizations. By 2030, the annual number of falling injuries is expected to be 74 million older adults. [38]

  4. Geriatric trauma - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 95 percent of all hip fractures reported are due to an unforeseen fall and 25-75 percent of those do not recover fully to the mobility they had prior to the fall. [49] Of those older adults who fall, only about half are able to stand back up on their own, the other half experience a “long lie” which makes them more likely to ...

  5. Fact check: Videos of people falling from buildings are over ...

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    However, a reverse image search on Google shows that the video is even older than that. One post which included the video on June 22 2023 identified it as being filmed on Av San Martin 2300.

  6. Video shows elderly woman knocked unconscious during road ...

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    Police are looking for a man involved in a road rage fight at LAX that put an elderly woman in the hospital after she was knocked down in the scuffle.

  7. Older adults have a higher risk of falling. Experts share the ...

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    As we get older, the risks of falling increase. Balance and vision decline, while medical conditions such as low blood pressure and even age-related delays in reaction time can all contribute to ...

  8. I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down - Wikipedia

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    "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down" is a song written by Homer Banks and Allen Jones. Originally recorded by soul duo Sam & Dave in 1967, the song was famously covered by new wave musician Elvis Costello with his backing band the Attractions in 1980 for their album Get Happy!! .

  9. Jay Leno gets candid about his health from a recent 60-foot ...

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    Even a 60-foot fall on a hill couldn't keep Leno down. In Nov. 2024, the comedian spoke to Inside Edition after he suffered a pretty serious accident. “I’m a little beat up,” he said. “I ...