By William Bill Hurst Thirty-three percent of adults age 65 and older suffer from fall down accidents on a yearly basis. In 2007, 18,000 of those falls resulted in fatalities. Medical costs related to fall down injuries...
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Nursing Home and Healthcare Workers Experience Back and Spinal Injuries at Rate Exeeding Workers In Construction, Mining, and Manufacturing
By William Bill Hurst Hospital and nursing home workers experience accidental muscle injuries at a rate that exceeds workers in construction, mining, and other work place occupations. NIOSH(A) was created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act...
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