Unfortunately, that same CDC report details that accidental falls account for nearly 20,000 deaths every year. When people are fortunate enough to survive, which the large majority of victims do, they are injured with various degrees of intensity. Estimates show that somewhere between 20-30% of victims will experience mild to severe injuries from their tumble. These can include broken bones, deep bruises, cuts, head injuries, and fractures. Of course, when broken bones are thrown into the mix, these accidents can quickly escalate to something more serious like severed arteries or infections down the line. When you’re dealing with a head injury in any capacity, the effects can last a lifetime. No amount of rehabilitation can thoroughly and completely fix a traumatic event that affects the head and brain.
In the worst-case scenario, these can be accidents that you don’t walk away from. In fact, slip and fall cases account for a whopping 46% of fatal falls for elderly citizens. If they’re lucky enough to survive, they could easily be looking at broken bones or injuries that can be impossible to recover from due to their age. In this way, slip and fall cases can alter someone’s life forever. Nobody has the right to put your life at risk like that.
If you were the victim of a slip and fall accident and the injury altered your day-to-day life in any way, you need your voice to be heard so somebody else doesn’t suffer the same fate as you.