“…Consequences/sequela of falls (e.g. injuries/injury severity, length of hospital stay, discharge disposition) have been shown to be influenced by age (Demetriades et al, 2005;Son Hong, Cho & Tak, 2010), gender (Talbot, Musiol, Witham & Metter, 2005), alcohol use (Bell, Talbot-Stern & Hennessy, 2000), fall height (Con et al, 2014), body mass index (BMI) (Chuang et al, 2016) and co-morbid health conditions (Finch et al, 2015) including visual deficits, diabetes, dementia, congestive heart failure (CHF), arthritis and rheumatic disorders (Bergland & Wyller, 2004;Harvey, Mitchell, Brodaty, Draper & Close, 2016;Lloyd et al, 2009;Son Hong et al;Yau et al, 2013).…”