Feinstein fell Tuesday. “All of her scans were clear and she returned home,” the senator’s office said, adding that her hospital visit lasted about two hours.

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    Certainly can be. Falls that lead to permanent disability, or loss of function are “sentinel events.” Hip fractures are really a bad sign specifically. Like, so bad that you gotta square away wills and end of life care.

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      Yep my wife is an xray tech. Old people and broken hips are a very bad combo. They usually die from complications associated with it.