Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 02:35 in Health & Medicine

(AP) -- The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls.

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