Fall Prevention

wellness

Fall health matters because seasonal changes, cooler temperatures, and shorter days can affect routine, mobility, and risk factors for injury and illness. Cooler weather may red...

Safety

Bunk bed accidents are a common household safety issue, especially for children and teens who use elevated sleeping spaces. Most incidents stem from predictable, preventable cau...

Safety

A fall in a pool is any unintentional descent to the pool surface or surrounding area that creates a risk of injury. These incidents can happen in residential backyards, communi...

Safety

A person falling from a building describes an event in which an individual loses stable footing or containment and descends along the exterior or interior vertical structure of...

Safety

A person falling off a mountain is a serious event with complex causes, predictable risk factors, and avoidable circumstances. This evergreen explainer covers why falls happen,...

Safety

A worker falling from a ladder is one of the most high-concern scenarios on construction sites, maintenance bays, and multi‑story residential and commercial properties. Unders...

Safety

Bathtub accidents encompass slips, falls, scalding, submersion, and equipment-related injuries that occur during bathing or cleaning a bathtub. They are a leading cause of nonfa...

Safety & Risk

A fall from the rim to the river thousands of feet below is a high-consequence event, but outcomes depend on behavior, terrain, and response. This evergreen explainer details ho...

Status Updates

Gary Coleman died on May 28, 2010, from complications following a fall. On the evening of May 26, 2010, he slipped and struck his head at a friend’s home in Provo, Utah. Initi...