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1. Take proactive steps to prevent falls and injuries: assess and address your risk factors, adopt preventive strategies, and improve the safety of your home

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United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention, Health aspects, Drugs -- Health aspects, Accidental falls -- Health aspects, Medical research -- Health aspects, Head injuries -- Prevention -- Health aspects, Falls (Accidents) -- Health aspects, Medicine, Experimental -- Health aspects
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The incidence of falls and related injuries--including fractures, lacerations, and head injuries--is growing among adults age 65 and older, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control [...]

Published
2016

2. Falls are a major cause of brain injury in older people

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United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Reports, Injuries, Reports, Causes of, Health aspects, Accidental falls -- Health aspects, Elderly -- Injuries, Brain injuries -- Causes of, Falls (Accidents) -- Health aspects, Aged -- Injuries, Brain -- Injuries
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An estimated 8,000 Americans age 65 and older die each year and another 56,000 are hospitalized as the result of serious brain injury caused by falls, a U.S. Centers for [...]

Published
2008

3. Binge drinking is a problem for older adults, too: more than five drinks at a time can lead to accidents, falls, and negative interactions with medications

Subjects
Accidents, Alcohol use, Health aspects, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages) -- Health aspects, Accidental falls -- Health aspects, Elderly -- Alcohol use -- Health aspects -- Accidents, Falls (Accidents) -- Health aspects, Aged -- Alcohol use -- Health aspects -- Accidents, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Health aspects
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We tend to associate the phrase 'binge drinking' with college students and wild fraternity parties, but for many middle-aged and older adults excessive drinking is a part of their lives [...]

Published
2009

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