Self-Reported Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years -- United States, 2006.

The article reports on self-reported falls and fall-related injuries among persons aged 65 years or older in the U.S. in 2006. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey in order to estimate the number of older adults who fell during the preceding three months. According to the report, about 5.8 million persons aged 65 years or older of all U.S. adults in that age group, fell at least once during the preceding months and 1.8 milion of those who fell were injured.