US Senior Citizens Increasingly Dying from Falls

[GP44]

I told about my fall in the garage and said my wife was kidding me about “ I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”
I sometimes remember things wrong anymore.
She was singing “you fought the floor and the floor won.”
To the tune of the old song “ I fought the law and the law won.”
That made it a little more funny.

 

[GoodEnuff]

Worst fall I've ever had was when I was wearing a nice, knit, wide leg pants. Took a step forward and the right foot caught on the pant hem of the left leg and I went flying. As much as I love those wide leg pants, I will never wear them again! They got Purged!

 

[Paladin1950]

US Senior Citizens Increasingly Dying from Falls

I'll have to become more careful when Fall comes.

 

[GoodEnuff]

In nursing school, we were told that it is sometimes thought that a person who "falls and breaks a hip" actually falls because their hip bone breaks first. Weak bones, turning just a certain way. There is really no way to know for sure.

 

[Elsie]

In my twenties, I tried to ride a homemade skateboard. Lost balance & fell smack down on my ankle. Leg turned black & blue. Neighbor lady said she knows a broken ankle when she sees one and that got me seeing a doctor. Boken ankle! 6 weeks plaster cast. Six weeks of leg hair growth. Not a pretty sight.

 

[Della]

In nursing school, we were told that it is sometimes thought that a person who "falls and breaks a hip" actually falls because their hip bone breaks first. Weak bones, turning just a certain way. There is really no way to know for sure.

I've heard that, too. The best thing we can probably do is is expect to fall and have a few things in place to make it less catastrophic.

1.) Every step should have a railing. People often fall going down their own front or back concrete steps with no railing to catch themselves.
2.) Grab bars beside toilets and in the shower should be there before you think you need them.
3.) Carpets on stairs.
4.) Throw rugs should be tossed out or firmly held down with anti-skid tapes.
4.) Don't wear flip-flops, slick socks, sloppy shoes, long robes, long nightgowns, or bell bottoms.
5.) Look behind you before you sit down, your chair might have rolled away a little. This could save you or your cat.

 

[Mrs. Robinson]

I have an unbelievable story about my brother in law`s fall this weekend that resulted in a broken hip. I will start a separate thread for ir-believe me when I say it deserves it`s own thread....

 

[Trade]

 

[Marcy Sheiner]

I have noticed that I start getting dizzy while sitting on the toilet and when I strain too long at times.
When I notice that I am getting dizzy I rest for a minute.
I am drinking no sugar added pineapple juice right now because I have been having a harder time the last day or so.
I’ll bet a lot of young people could never imagine all of things we have to do as we get older.
At times I would like to let them know but more than likely they won’t care until it happens to them.
I really do appreciate all I learn from this forum. I knew I needed to connect with people my age.

I think about that all the time--about young people without a clue. Especially since that's how I was. I remember in my 50s, telling my mom and aunt and uncle that I understood them bc I was now closer to them in age, and they laughed and kept telling me I was still young....now I am astonished by my then-chutzpah.

 

[Elsie]

Hah! All the more reason to avoid falling.