Preventing Dangerous Slips and Falls

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According to the National Safety Council there are over 9 million slip and/or fall injuries every year, or about 25 thousand per day. More shockingly, slips and falls account for over 300,000 disabling injuries and 20,000 fatalities per year or about 55 persons per day. In fact, 55% of people over 40 have sustained at least one debilitating injury, due to a slip and/or fall accident. The slip and fall accident is right behind the automobile as the #2 cause of injury and death.

For the elderly, nearly 13,000 people ages 65 or older died from fall-related injuries and more than 60% of people who die from falls are 75 and older. Among people 75 years or older, those who fall are four to five times more likely to be admitted to a long term care facility. In 2003 more than 1.8 million seniors age 65 and older were treated in emergency departments for fall related injuries and more than 421,000 were hospitalized (Centers for Disease Control data).

We are always reminded of the slip and fall problem, especially when we see the signs CAUTION - SLIPPERY WHEN WET. We also know that wet floors, slippery bathtubs and showers, smooth and wet pool decking and slippery outside surfaces such as walkways and garages are common locations for slips and falls.

What might surprise you is that there are inexpensive, effective solutions to the dangerous slip and fall problems for your home and business and those solutions are available from Slip Not Surface Treatment, LLC. Slip Not Surface Treatment, LLC specializes in the prevention of slips and falls by applying non-slip surface treatments, paints and coatings to any hard or soft surfaces such as ceramic tile, bathtubs and showers, linoleum and vinyl flooring, garage floors, hardwood floors and many others. Slip Not Surface Treatment, LLC features no cost estimates and on site free no obligation demos. The treatments are guaranteed for 5 years on all surfaces and for lifetime on enamel or porcelain bathtubs and showers.