Emergency signs first. Call 911 now if, after a fall:
- The person is hurt, or cannot get up on their own
- There is pain in the groin or upper thigh, or they cannot put weight on a leg (possible broken hip)
- They hit their head and have a headache that gets worse, repeated vomiting, confusion, slurred speech, unusual sleepiness, or cannot be woken
- They passed out, or have new weakness, numbness or a seizure
- If you are alone and cannot get up: call for help or 911, then try to get comfortable while you wait.
988 is the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: confidential, any hour, by call, text or chat, including when you are worried about someone else. This page cannot see or answer an emergency.
Practice the falls conversations
Two conversations: talking to Dad after a fall, and asking the doctor to check the causes. Say it here first.
How this works, and what it cannot do
- The other person is scripted, not an AI. Every line was written in advance. Doctor lines are practice, not medical advice.
- A phrase-checker in your browser reads your answer. It is a mirror, not a judge, and can miss a good answer worded differently.
- Nothing leaves your device. No audio is recorded, no model is called, nothing is sent.
- Everyone here is invented. Names and stories are made up for practice.
Choose a conversation
Next stops
Make your visit sheetLog falls and near-falls and pick your questions. One page for the doctor, kept on this device.Score the risk: fallrisks.comA three-minute fall-risk screener for families. No account.Measure walking speed: healthgait.comA walking-speed test on your own phone; nothing is uploaded.Time the chair-and-walk testThe Timed Up and Go self-test on our homepage, to bring as a number.
Sources
- National Institute on Aging: Falls and Fractures in Older Adults (checked 2026-09-29)
- CDC: Facts About Older Adult Falls (checked 2026-09-29)
- National Institute on Aging: Taking Someone to a Doctor’s Appointment (checked 2026-09-29)