That's the cardinal rule for the elderly (I hate that word.) I admonish myself when I get up to avoid falling, but Monday I tripped and fell hard on my right knee. I had to call for help to get up again. This was my first fall in more than a year when I fell and injured my left shoulder.
Seriousness of a fall depends upon the severity of the resulting injury, if any. A friend was visiting a relative and had arrived at the front door when he stepped on a piece of concrete and fell hard. He suffered a lot of pain and later found that he had broken his neck. He is recovering but he has had a rough time.
The fall that breaks a hip is the one we mature people fear the most; it seems to lead to death often although miracles of treatment are now possible.
Seriousness of a fall depends upon the severity of the resulting injury, if any. A friend was visiting a relative and had arrived at the front door when he stepped on a piece of concrete and fell hard. He suffered a lot of pain and later found that he had broken his neck. He is recovering but he has had a rough time.
The fall that breaks a hip is the one we mature people fear the most; it seems to lead to death often although miracles of treatment are now possible.
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