Falls are the leading cause of home injuries and injury-related deaths in the United States, but only 25 percent of adults have taken steps to prevent them from occurring in their homes, according to research by the Home Safety Council (HSC). Adults over age 65 and children under age 5 are especially vulnerable to falls. Older adults experience an average of 4,700 fall-related deaths and 1.5 million nonfatal fall injuries each year, while falls are the leading cause of nonfatal home injury for children up to age 14.