Barry Baines

Yeah, and I also, I just want to asterisk the falls piece Because certainly within the occupational sphere, I think our research showed over 36% of all deaths recur from falls. And the idea of falls certainly is very, very high for a cause of death for elderly. It's also very common. And also for kids, which we can get into, kids can't fly.

Yeah, and I also, I just want to asterisk the falls piece Because certainly within the occupational sphere, I think our research showed over 36% of all deaths recur from falls. And the idea of falls certainly is very, very high for a cause of death for elderly. It's also very common. And also for kids, which we can get into, kids can't fly.

initiative with kids falling out of windows from, you know, in tenement, in tenement buildings. So something like falls is one of those things that really go across the whole spectrum, I think, of all the air, you know, just about all the areas that we're going to be covering. So I just wanted to, you know, point that out. That's a good connection.

initiative with kids falling out of windows from, you know, in tenement, in tenement buildings. So something like falls is one of those things that really go across the whole spectrum, I think, of all the air, you know, just about all the areas that we're going to be covering. So I just wanted to, you know, point that out. That's a good connection.

So I think that Stan, if I could also just weigh in a little bit, kind of building on what you said, the workplace has changed a lot over the years. And we tend to focus when we think of work safety about all the disastrous things that can happen, you know, falling off buildings, getting electrocuted, you know, being struck by a fallen hammer, you know, things like that.

So I think that Stan, if I could also just weigh in a little bit, kind of building on what you said, the workplace has changed a lot over the years. And we tend to focus when we think of work safety about all the disastrous things that can happen, you know, falling off buildings, getting electrocuted, you know, being struck by a fallen hammer, you know, things like that.

But I think the ergonomic thing, we're seeing this more and more, you know, not only from the standpoint people are using computers more. So we have a lot of issues with, you know, certainly, you know, carpal tunnel and, things from keyboarding. But the other thing is just the amount of sitting that people do.

But I think the ergonomic thing, we're seeing this more and more, you know, not only from the standpoint people are using computers more. So we have a lot of issues with, you know, certainly, you know, carpal tunnel and, things from keyboarding. But the other thing is just the amount of sitting that people do.

I don't have the statistics offhand, but I think they equate the amount of sitting that people do in a day to the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes per day as mortality. If you don't get up every hour and walk around, they're just sitting and sitting

I don't have the statistics offhand, but I think they equate the amount of sitting that people do in a day to the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes per day as mortality. If you don't get up every hour and walk around, they're just sitting and sitting

It really is a health issue and work today is sitting in front of a computer and, you know, you get hand strain and neck strain, stuff like that. But you also wind up sitting way too, you know, way too much. And those have impacts. Those are more of like what I would call the micro health issues, even though for an individual, it's very, can be very significant.

It really is a health issue and work today is sitting in front of a computer and, you know, you get hand strain and neck strain, stuff like that. But you also wind up sitting way too, you know, way too much. And those have impacts. Those are more of like what I would call the micro health issues, even though for an individual, it's very, can be very significant.

But it's, you know, you don't think of it quite in the same terms. of people falling off buildings and dying as a result of that. Exactly.

But it's, you know, you don't think of it quite in the same terms. of people falling off buildings and dying as a result of that. Exactly.

Yeah, Barry. Yeah, well, I think one of the things that's happened over time, and this does get into the health care system, as it were, and why it really is important for these, you know, when people have their checkups for kids,

Yeah, Barry. Yeah, well, I think one of the things that's happened over time, and this does get into the health care system, as it were, and why it really is important for these, you know, when people have their checkups for kids,

In particular, I mean, one of the things that I used to do when I was in a more active full range family medicine practice, one of the most important things that we did was having the conversation with parents about the list of safety things to do. And, you know, quite honestly, we didn't, you know, it's like what you don't, you know, you don't know what you don't know. Yeah.

In particular, I mean, one of the things that I used to do when I was in a more active full range family medicine practice, one of the most important things that we did was having the conversation with parents about the list of safety things to do. And, you know, quite honestly, we didn't, you know, it's like what you don't, you know, you don't know what you don't know. Yeah.

And and that's actually that, you know, who knew about, you know, Clarence or me sticking a fork into an outlet? You know, the kids are curious. OK. And so it really there's a lot of weight on educating the public about this, whether it be, you know, through nurses. Physicians, when you're seeing patients to make sure that safety is

And and that's actually that, you know, who knew about, you know, Clarence or me sticking a fork into an outlet? You know, the kids are curious. OK. And so it really there's a lot of weight on educating the public about this, whether it be, you know, through nurses. Physicians, when you're seeing patients to make sure that safety is