Who says you're supposed to get smarter with age?
This blog will reflect stuff (mostly stupid stuff on my part) that happens to me on a daily basis.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
FALLING
I read an article the other day indicating that falls are the leading cause of injury for older people. One out of every three Americans 65 and older falls and almost a third of them require medical treatment. What's scary is that almost 16,000 older people died from falls. So, I've come up with a way to make sure I'm in the category of seniors who don't get hurt or die after falling. I put a mattress on the floor, intentionally tripped myself, and fell on the mattress. No injury and I'm still alive. Got that out of the way......Now what's next?
One out of every three Americans 65 and older falls and almost a third of them require medical treatment. What's scary is that almost 16,000 older people died from falls. So, I've come up with a way to make sure I'm in the category of seniors who don't get hurt or die after falling. I put a mattress on the floor, intentionally tripped myself, and fell on the mattress. No injury and I'm still alive. Got that out of the way......Now what's next?
1 comment:
Or you could just wear a football helmet at all times!
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