Falling accounts for more than a third of male hospitalisations, and according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, adult Australian Men made up more than half of injury hospitalisations and emergency department injuries during 2021-22.
35% of these injury hospitalisations are due to falls. Why are falls so often to blame?
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Produced By: Alana Su-Navratil
Featured In Story: Dr. Sarah Ahmed – spokesperson for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
First aired on The Wire, Friday 14 June 2024