Statistics Regarding Falls Suffered By Older Adults
March 16, 2011
According to this report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year one in three adults age 65 and older suffer a fall. Falls can lead to serious injuries such as hip fractures, head trauma, and even death. Over 18,000 older adults died from fall injuries in 2007 alone. The d[...]
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Fall Prevention And Medical Malpractice
March 15, 2011
It is not uncommon for a patient in a hospital or in a nursing home to suffer one or more falls, resulting in serious injuries or even death. Not all falls are the result of medical malpractice (by definition in Maryland, medical malpractice occurs when the care given by the heal[...]
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