Supermarkets and grocery stores are number two (2) for falls by industry, just behind restaurants. The Executive Director for the NFSI said, “The most likely victims are women over 60, and they typically suffer serious injuries.” The principal cause of falls are stepping on slippery surfaces and stepping onto material and debris. The NFSI reports…
According to the NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL – Every year, unintentional injuries kill more than 101,000 individuals, with a cost to society of $608 billion. Of all the risks, falls are the leading cause of unintentional death among people 65 and older, approaching 11,000 deaths a year. Falls are the third leading cause of death for…
According to PUBMED.GOV – A traumatic cervical facet dislocation is potentially devastating injury. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an excellent means of assessing ligamentous disruption, disk herniation, and compression of the neural elements. However, despite an improved understanding of these facet dislocations with imaging, treatment remains controversial. It is essential that people injured in traumatic…