@article{ref1,
title="Unintentional fall deaths among adults aged 65 and over: United States, 2020",
journal="NCHS data brief",
year="2022",
author="Garnett, Matthew F. and Weeks, Julie D. and Spencer, Merianne Rose",
volume="",
number="449",
pages="1-8",
abstract="Unintentional fall injuries occur most frequently among people in older age groups, with over 2 million fall events treated in emergency departments each year among adults aged 65 and over (1,2). A variety of factors contribute to the risk of falling, including difficulties in seeing, walking, and balance; disabilities; medication effects; and environmental walking obstacles, among other factors (3-6). Deaths due to unintentional falls are a leading cause of unintentional injury deaths among adults aged 65 and over (7). Reducing unintentional fall-related deaths among older adults is a key objective for Healthy People 2030 (8). This report presents unintentional fall death rates for adults aged 65 and over, by demographic characteristics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1941-4935",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}