Preventive measures protect eldery from fall-related injuries

From Baylor College of Medicine, Nov 21, the only way to steady the rising number of elderly deaths due to falls is by preventing them from happening in the first place, say balance experts at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).
The number of deaths due to falls for people over the age of 65 rose 55 percent between 1993 and 2003, according to a recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2003 alone, more than 13,000 elderly men and women died from fall-related injuries.