RESEARCH
BACKGROUNDA fall incident is defined as an unintentional and unexpected event in which a person comes to rest on the ground or at a lower level (Lamb et al., 2005). In the United States, the rate of fall incidents in people 65 years and older, who were evaluated at the emergency department (ED), increased by 27% over the period
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