Falls are leading cause of injury and death in older Americans
From: CDC Press Release - 09/22/2016

Healthcare providers play an important role in falls prevention

Every second of every day in the United States an older adult falls, making
falls the number one cause of injuries and deaths from injury among older
Americans.

In 2014 alone, older Americans experienced 29 million falls causing seven
million injuries and costing an estimated $31 billion in annual Medicare
costs, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

To reduce older adult falls, CDC created the Stopping Elderly Accidents,
Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative to help healthcare providers make
fall prevention routine. STEADI is based on clinical guidelines and provides
information and resources for patients, caregivers, and all members of the
healthcare team.

Read the entire article at:
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0922-older-adult-falls.html

Links:
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/pdfs/mm6537.pdf

Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older - United States, 2014
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6537a2.htm

Falls Prevention Awareness Day
https://www.ncoa.org/healthy-aging/falls-prevention/falls-prevention-awareness-day

Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI)
https://www.cdc.gov/steadi

Falls Prevention Initiatives
http://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/HPW/Falls_Prevention/index.aspx

National Council on Aging
https://www.ncoa.org

Falls Prevention (with video 6:42)
https://www.ncoa.org/healthy-aging/falls-prevention

Falls in the Elderly: Deadly But Preventable
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/09/17/falls-in-the-elderly-deadly-but-preventable

Submitted by Drew Nelson