DEC 13, 2019 – 39 min. employed in the healthcare industry see the problem of slips, trips and falls as a chronic and often life-threatening form of injury. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) over 8 million Americans seek emergency room treatment each year for an accidental fall which 33,000 will die. Russ talks with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Howard Harris discusses the growing epidemic of slips, trips and falls and the often-devastating effects they have on those who have been injured.