Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:33:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Angel Dennison
Subject: Falls and falls prevention
My thoughts are with Mr. Sharpe and his family and friends. May the music play on.
I am not privy to the details of his accident but I am saddened by it.
Falls are the number one accidental cause of death among older adults.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among adults age 65 and older. One in three adults age 65 and older falls each year. It is estimated that approximately 17 percent of older North Carolinians experienced a fall in the past three months, with one-third of those falls resulting in an injury.”
