fall injury
Harm from dropping
A fall injury is physical harm resulting from a person falling—whether from standing height, stairs, ladders, or greater elevations.
The term appears frequently in medical, workplace safety, and eldercare contexts: Fall injuries are the leading cause of emergency room visits among seniors.
Prevention programs target fall injuries as a major public health concern.
- slipMinor error or misstep
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- wet floorMoisture-covered walking surface
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- fractureSplit in hard material
broken · broken hip · stumble · loss of balance · tumble · black ice · concussion · sprain · ladder · stairs · icy · hospital · ambulance · swelling · bleeding · pavement · gravity · accident
- workplace hazardsstress, burnout, fire hazard, overwork, back pain
- Brain InjuriesTBI, concussion, brain trauma, brain damage, head wound
- fatal injuriesdecapitation, exsanguination, internal bleeding, broken neck, brain hemorrhage
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- Medical Harmsmedication errors, surgical error, surgical errors, wrong medication, misdiagnosis
- medical errorsmedication errors, surgical errors, surgical error, misdiagnosis, medication error
fall injurygunshot wound
Damage from discharged firearm
stab wound · chemical burn · crush injury · drowning · sports injury
fall injurysafe landing
soft landing · unhurt · unharmed · near miss · close call
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