Interrelations of the Aging Process and Accidents*

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Abstract
With the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes as a background, the author draws analogies to life for the aged. The various aspects discussed include intellectual function, memory, orientation, tremor, acrophobia, gait, hypo‐hyperkinesia, muscle weakness, homeostasis, orthostatic hypotension, visual and auditory acuity, osteoporosis and fractures. Deficiencies involving these factors make the aged person particularly prone to accidental injury. The more optimistic side of the picture is represented by the many people who remain mobile and active in old age.

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