How many senior citizens have fall?

Answer 1

According to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 3 seniors over 65 will fall each year in the U.S. In 2010, 2.3 million nonfatal fall injuries among older adults were treated in emergency departments and more than 662,000 of these patients were hospitalized. Twenty to thirty percent of people who fall suffer moderate to severe injuries such as lacerations, hip fractures, or head traumas. These injuries can make it hard to get around or live independently, and increase the risk of early death.