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Resource Created for Prevention of Falls and Injury in Older People

Tue, 04/04/2000 - 11:00pm — Karen Stevenson
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Older adults have substantially increased vulnerabilities with increasing age. They suffer more severe traffic injuries than younger people, require longer hospital stays from fall-related injuries, and their injury-related mortality rises rapidly after age 75. Of the older adults who are hospitalized with hip fracture, about half are unable to return home or live independently after the fracture, resulting in a tremendous loss in their quality of life and an increase in the cost of care. A new National Resource Center on Aging and Injury has been created to serve provide a central database for information on falls and other injuries which impact older people. The site also includes lots of information for families and caregivers on how to prevent falls and injuries. The center is a joint effort between the San Diego State University Center on Aging and the American Society on Aging.

Older adults have substantially increased vulnerabilities with increasing age. They suffer more severe traffic injuries than younger people, require longer hospital stays from fall-related injuries, and their injury-related mortality rises rapidly after age 75. Of the older adults who are hospitalized with hip fracture, about half are unable to return home or live independently after the fracture, resulting in a tremendous loss in their quality of life and an increase in the cost of care. A new National Resource Center on Aging and Injury has been created to serve provide a central database for information on falls and other injuries which impact older people. The site also includes lots of information for families and caregivers on how to prevent falls and injuries. The center is a joint effort between the San Diego State University Center on Aging and the American Society on Aging.