Tips to Minimize Your Fall Risk Foot and ankle arthroscopy neptune Jersey Shore New Jersey SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 20, 2019 0 2179 Article rating: No rating The potential devastation of a fall cannot, and should not, be overstated. Each year over 20,000 older Americans die as either a direct or indirect consequence of a fall, and even those who don’t—the roughly 700,000 who are hospitalized or 2.5 million who visit emergency rooms—may suffer serious and permanent declines in their mobility, strength, coordination, and quality of life. Read more