Elitecare Emergency Hospital
24 Hour Emergency Room in League City, Texas
Each year, thousands of people are injured in falls at work. Falls at work can be deadly and often result in serious injuries that can keep someone off the job for an extended period. Many of these injuries could be prevented by taking some simple safety precautions. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), in …
Karen’s 72-year-old mother has fallen twice in the past year. Although neither fall resulted in serious injury—and in fact, her lively, active mother brushed off both incidents, reassuring her daughter, “I’m fine, stop fussing!”—Karen is concerned. She has good reason to be. While most falls in adults over age 60 are little more than a …
A fall resulting in injury can cost a life. Alarming statistics tell us that globally, an estimated 646,000 fatal falls occur each year, making it the second leading cause of unintentional injury death, after road traffic injuries. (WHO 2018) By definition, a fall is defined as an unplanned descend to the floor, ground or other …
