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| Falling is a normal experience for young children, but falling from a significant height or onto a hard surface can be dangerous. | |
| Complications | Head injury, concussion, bone fracture,[1] abrasion, bruise |
| Risk factors | Convulsion, vision impairment, difficulty walking, home hazards[1] |
| Frequency | 226 million (2015)[2] |
| Deaths | 527,000 (2015)[3] |
Falling is the action of a person or animal losing stability and ending up in a lower position, often on the ground. It is the second-leading cause of accidental death worldwide and a major cause of personal injury, especially for the elderly.[4] Falls in older adults are a major class of preventable injuries. Construction workers, electricians, miners, and painters are occupations with high rates of fall injuries.
Long-term exercise appears to decrease the rate of falls in older people.[5] About 226 million cases of significant accidental falls occurred in 2015.[2] These resulted in 527,000 deaths.[3]
- ^ a b "Important Facts about Falls - Home and Recreational Safety". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence, Collaborators. (8 October 2016). "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". Lancet. 388 (10053): 1545–1602. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6. PMC 5055577. PMID 27733282.
{{cite journal}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ a b GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death, Collaborators. (8 October 2016). "Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". Lancet. 388 (10053): 1459–1544. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1. PMC 5388903. PMID 27733281.
{{cite journal}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Fact sheet 344: Falls". World Health Organization. October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
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