{"id":1525,"date":"2016-02-23T01:19:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T01:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2016-02-23T01:21:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T01:21:33","slug":"slips-and-falls-are-the-biggest-cause-of-er-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/slips-and-falls-are-the-biggest-cause-of-er-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Slips and Falls Are the Biggest Cause of ER Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/slips-and-falls-biggest-cause-of-er-visits.jpg\" alt=\"slips-and-falls-biggest-cause-of-er-visits\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/slips-and-falls-biggest-cause-of-er-visits.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/slips-and-falls-biggest-cause-of-er-visits-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each year, millions of Americans visit the Emergency Room (ER) after sustaining accidental injuries. Accidents happen to everyone, and the most common reasons for ER visits involve a range causes and objects, including bathtubs, chairs, and stairways. Looking at this list of top 10 reasons for ER visits can be extremely valuable for facility managers and property owners. In evaluating the most common reason for accidental injury, individuals and businesses have the opportunity to anticipate where accidents may occur on their own property.<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment to review the top 10 reasons for ER visits listed below. Then, evaluate your own safety products and preparedness to ensure you are proactively preventing similar accidents.<\/p>\n<h2>#1: Slips on Stairs<\/h2>\n<p>The #1 reason men and women visit the ER in the United States is due to a slip and fall on the stairs. With a little over 1.135 million visits each year, stairway-related falls are more common than those caused by exercise, bathtubs, and football <em>combined<\/em>. Fortunately, there are at least three simple and effective ways to reduce slips and falls on stairways.<\/p>\n<p>First, check the overhead lighting. Many slip and fall accidents are simply the result of someone being unable to see a step, transition, or debris on the floor. Next, replace worn-out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/stair-treads.html\">stair treads<\/a> with new treads that provide better grip. Finally, install <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/wall-and-corner-guards.html\">safety handrails<\/a> to make stairways easier to climb and descend.<\/p>\n<h2>#2: Falls on Floors<\/h2>\n<p>Coming in at a close 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place: Falls on floors, a slip and fall category that accounts for just over 1.131 million ER visits each year. Like stair-related slips and falls, this category causes more injury than knife accidents, bicycles, and office chairs.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Major Causes of ER Visits<\/h2>\n<p>Below is a list of other reasons for injuries that result in ER visits (source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/the-number-one-reason-people-go-to-the-er-2016-02-15?link=sfmw_fb\">Marketwatch.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Beds and bedframes: 620,302<\/p>\n<p>Basketball injuries: 515,053<\/p>\n<p>Accidents involving bicycles: 495,537<\/p>\n<p>Injuries from football: 392,303<\/p>\n<p>Knife related injuries: 320,768<\/p>\n<p>Chair related injuries: 303,672<\/p>\n<p>Recreational exercise injuries: 295,842<\/p>\n<p>Bathtub injuries: 285,281<\/p>\n<h3>Prevent Slips, Trips, and Falls<\/h3>\n<p>Learn more about slip and fall prevention with commercial safety matting by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/contact-us\/\">contacting Eagle Mat online<\/a> or call customer service directly at <strong>1-877-333-1018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/slips-and-falls-are-the-biggest-cause-of-er-visits\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/thumbnail-for-excerpts\/tfe_no_thumb.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Each year, millions of Americans visit the Emergency Room (ER) after sustaining accidental injuries. Accidents happen to everyone, and the most common reasons for ER visits involve a range causes and objects, including bathtubs, chairs, and stairways. Looking at this list of top 10 reasons for ER visits can be extremely valuable for facility managers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[465],"tags":[415,842,841,843,431,340,8],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Slips and Falls Are the Biggest Cause of ER Visits | Eagle Mat Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/slips-and-falls-are-the-biggest-cause-of-er-visits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Slips and Falls Are the Biggest Cause of ER Visits | Eagle Mat Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Each year, millions of Americans visit the Emergency Room (ER) after sustaining accidental injuries. 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