The NSC says there are more disabling injuries occurring in the home than at the workplace and on the road in crashes combined. What's more the rate of unintentional injuries at home is going up. That means the safety measures now cataloged are more important than ever. A. Preventing Falls. You've got to take falls seriously.
Every fall has the potential to cause death or lifetime disability.
It's only a matter of luck whether someone who falls gets up, brushes himself off, and walks away, or sustains serious, perhaps even catastrophic injury. Here are some of the classic causes of falls. Throw rugs that slip under foot. The edges of rugs or other floor coverings that are unsecured or shape into a tripping hazard. Electrical and telephone cords stretched across walkways.