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If you weigh more than a towel, using one of these to support your weight, can be very dangerous.
What is a Towel Bar?
These furry friends can get tangled up in our feet and cause a fall.
What is a Dog or Cat?
These should always be cleaned up right away.
What are spills?
One in how many adults report falling every year.
What is 4?
It is a good idea to have these on both sides of the stairs and to always use them.
What are Hand/Stair Rails?
Tripping hazards may be caused by these items.
What are rugs and electrical cords?
People in this age group are more likely to fall.
Who are people over 65?
Stairs should be free of this?
What is clutter?
What is the leading cause of injury-related deaths for those 65 and older in the U.S.
What is Falls?
What adaptive equipment could you use to pick something up off the floor or from above your head?
What is a reacher/grabber?
People don’t use these assistive devices around the house leading to falls.
What are canes and walkers?
This gender is more than twice as likely to suffer a fracture from a fall.
What is a Female ?
These should have a thin rubber sole with a light tread and have a good fit.
What are Shoes and/or slippers?
Where do most falls occur.
What is in the home?
We should always talk to a physical therapist about proper use of this device.
What are assistive devices?
We should always have non-skid strips in these.
What is a Bath Tub or Shower?
When returning home from here falls may occur due to new assistive devices, pain, weakness, or new medications.
What is the hospital?
One way to prevent falls is to have an adequate amount of this.
What is light?
Every ___ minutes and older adult dies from a fall.
What is 20 minutes?
You may have difficulty getting on and off this in the bathroom so seats should be raised and grab bars added.
What is the toilet?
Doing this at home every day can make you stronger and improve balance lessening the risk for falls.
What is exercising?
If you take multiples of these and do not have them reviewed by a professional, you may be at a higher risk.
What is the medications?
These should be checked at least once per year by a doctor to help prevent falls.
What are eyes/vision?
How many adults in the state of Minnesota had a fall in 2020.
What is 253,941?
What should you do when getting up to
avoid dizziness.
What is stand up slowly?