Slips, trips and falls are
regularly seen by no
win no fee solicitors Bolton; they can occur in accidents at work, in
schools, on the street and in a huge range of other settings.
However, many people may be unaware that elevators also pose a significant risk
to people. A study published in the Journal of Trauma Injury, Infection, and
Critical Care's January 2010 and led by researchers from the Indiana UniversitySchool of Medicine and Ohio State University revealed that although elevators
are one of the safest possible transportation methods, there are a number of
real dangers they pose, especially to elderly people.
While personal injury solicitors Bolton do not have any data on British
casualty levels, the study found that the US sees around 2,640 annual injuries
that affected people aged over 65, that were caused by an elevator and that
were serious enough to require hospital treatment.
One of the common causes of injury were slips, trips and falls caused by
the floor of the elevator being uneven with the floor of the room. As a result,
misalignment was highlighted as a key risk for elderly people in elevators,
with the researchers noting that these injuries can mark the start of a
downward decline in an older person's quality of life and health.
Nearly 50% of all elevator injuries were sprains, bruises and other soft
tissue damage, with the second-most common injuries lacerations or fractures,
including toe and finger amputation.
No win no fee solicitors Bolton note that balance and vision problems can
often lead to elevator injuries, and that these problems are most commonly seen
among elderly people. Elevators should therefore be regularly maintained and
checked to ensure they are safe for people to use, and older people should be
aware of the dangers of elevators and exercise caution when entering or exiting
them.
Of course, the overwhelming majority of elevator journeys are completely
incident-free - the average year in the US sees around 120 billion elevator
journeys taken on the country's 750,000 elevators.
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