Watch your step! Falls are sending more Canadians to the hospital than ever before

Ottawa, ON (July 5, 2018) – Unintentional falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department (ED) visits and 417 hospital stays every day last year, making them the most common cause of injury in 2016–2017. According to new data released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), there were more than 2 million reported… Read more »

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