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"Falls are the leading cause of death for folks 65 or older."
Do you have any references for this bizzare statement??? I thought leading cause of death for 65+ was heart disease.
It's a mistake in reading the data.
Falls are now the leading cause of
death by injury, but the great majority of seniors still die the old fashioned way, from strokes, heart disease and cancer.
BTW- Falls now being a leading cause of fatal injury doesn't mean that anything changed in how or why people fall. But things like auto airbags is reducing the numbers in other categories, plus as people live to older ages the both the likelihood and consequences of falling increase.