Essay On Stairway Suicide

Assignment #1
Stairways - Fall Prevention
Stairs with all types have been used since old times and they have caused several hazards. People fall from them, get hurt or even they get killed. Most of the stairway falls happens because people lose balance. Falling down from stairs can cause major injuries. The stairway falling patients are having higher mortality rates than non-stairway fall patients like who those fall down stairs like victims of car or motor vehicles accidents, burns or any other types of falls…etc. In fact, millions of people are treated for fall related injuries as stairways falls cause a significant high number of head injured patients who in several cases have head trauma (Reducing Slips...P1)
There are several causes for stairways falls as some falls happen because people feel dizzy or fainting. Most of the falls happens with the residential stairways. Researchers found out that most of the falls on stairs are either because of slipping which is the

Stairs especially with one or two steps cause a high number of falls. This is a design feature. Thus, if you are planning to have an extension or addition to a building you need to avoid differences in floor heights that require these few steps. Treads that are less than 9" wide cause the highest number of missteps. Research indicates the fact that the riser heights between 6" and 8"and tread widths of 10" to 13"are most comfortable for most people (Stair Safety...P3)
Best stair dimensions are a 7.2 inch for riser height with either an 11 or 12 inch for the tread width. These dimensions should be used for designing stairs when considering remodeling or replacing a stairway. Sometimes carpenters or contractors use old traditional in accurate building formulae, so a high attention should be given if adding or replacing any