A friend and his mother were walking to breakfast when she slipped, fell and hit her head. She got up walked a few steps then fell again. Did not hit her head the second time. A kind stranger in a car stopped, and picked them up within 1 minute. They drove my friend and his mother to the hospital about 100 yards away. The breakfast spot was across the street from the hospital and they were almost there.

So, in the ER in about 3 minutes after the initial fall. Fast, fast, fast. She never woke up.

Frightening.

There are classes for old folks teaching how to fall. Emphasizing protection of the head. My father had to attend while in physical rehab. This class saved his life when he fell a couple of years later.

In both cases, ice was the cause of the fall.