The CDC’s Fall Prevention pages share these statistics.
S. emergency centers treat over 2.5 million children for fall injuries each year.
Hospitals admit 800,000 people each year for fall-related injuries.
Of adults aged 65 plus, 28 percent report falling each year.
Older people die from fall-related injuries more frequently than from any other condition.
Wisconsin seniors have one of the highest fall-related fatality rates in the country.
When an older person falls, one in five incidents causes a fracture, head trauma, or some other serious injury.