Unintentional falls are the most common form of injury across the country: every day last year, falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department visits and 417 hospital admissions, says a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). In the U.S. in 2017, fatal falls were at their highest level in the 26-year history of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) accounting for 887 (17 percent) worker deaths.

• 65% of fall-related injuries occur as a result of falls from same-level walking surfaces.
• The services, wholesale, and retail trade industries together accounted for over 60% of injuries that resulted […]

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