Peter Flynn is a Catholic ministries community volunteer and an incredibly talented hobby craftsman with skills that’d make any honey-do list a cinch. “I’ve done a lot of home improvement projects for my wife and daughters over the years. Just a few outdoor projects include installing a lawn watering system, landscaping a garden and replacing […]
September 22 is not just the first day of fall. It is also national Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is seen in a U.S. emergency department for a falls-related injury. Last year in our state, falls among older adults led to more than 17,000 hospitalizations. Tips to Prevent Falling in […]
There is no time like the present to reflect lessons learned from frigid temperatures and winter weather. Our emergency physicians have treated more than 240 patients with winter weather-related injuries – including falls, motor vehicle accidents, sledding accidents and traumas – since Feb. 16. By and large, falls are the number one injury we see […]
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