HIP FRACTURE • SLIP AND FALL INJURIES FLORIDA SENIORS AT RISK • LEADING CAUSE OF ER VISITS

STATEWIDE – Florida is home to a great number of senior citizens. Due to a high number of retirees in Florida, we see a higher number of slip and fall or trip and fall injuries here in the sunshine state.

Among the senior population, falls are a serious public health problem. In the United States, one out of every three persons over the age of 65 falls each year, and two-thirds of those people who fall do so again within six months. As a result of falls, the injuries sustained cost the country nearly $60 billion a year. Falls are the leading cause of emergency room visits in the U.S and are the leading cause of accidental death for people over the age of 85.

Senior citizens with osteoporosis, a slip and fall can cause devastating injuries such as hip fractures (75%-80% of hip fractures are sustained by women). Fifty (50) percent of older adults who are hospitalized for a hip fracture never return home or live independently after their injuries.

CLICK ON THE LINK to view chart: CAUSES OF SLIP and FALL and TRIP and FALLS www.nfsi.org/images/pdfs/Causes2008.pdf

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAS BEEN INJURED IN A SLIP AND FALL or TRIP AND FALL incident, CALL the TRIPP LAW FIRM – Personal Injury Law at (888) 392-LAWS (5297) for an immediate FREE telephone case evaluation.

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