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Fall statistics in the United States

$60B annual US problem

1.Each year, 40million older people fall and 10% are treated in emergency departments

2.Over 800,000 patients a year are hospitalized because of a fall injury, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture

3.Each year at least 300,000 older people are hospitalized for hip fractures

4.More than 95% of hip fractures are caused by falling, usually by falling sideways

5.Falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries (TBI)