18 - Friday, November 24, 1989 - North Shore News

HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENTS

Fiome can
be a killer

YOU HAVE just come off a busy highway, nerves jangling and you're
ready to settle down for the rest of the night in the safety of your own
home.

Watch out. Your home is one of the most dangerous places you can be
in. One of the most frequent home accidents is falling, after auto crashes
— the number one accidental killer in Canada.

In fact, there is a disabling home accident in Canada every 90 seconds.

Falls are the main accidental killer of people over 75. Falls killed 1,852
Canadians in 1980 (1,906 in 1979). About 17 per cent occur on stairs, six
per cent from ladders and another three per cent from buildings. Women
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recovering from falls. Many victims of falls never recover fully, spending ; armih. Today,
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