(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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E3: People age 75+ who fall are 4-5x's more likely than those age 65 to 74 to be admitted to a long-term care facility for a year or longer.
A1: One out of three older adults (those aged 65 or older) falls each year1 but less than half talk to their healthcare providers about it.
E2: The death rates from falls among older men and women have risen sharply over the past decade.
B1: Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries.
A3: In 2013, about 25,500 older adults died from unintentional fall injuries
C2: Most fractures among older adults are caused by falls. The most common are spine, hip, forearm, leg, ankle, pelvis, upper arm, and hand.
D3: Rates also differ by ethnicity. Older non-Hispanics have higher fatal fall rates than Hispanics.
D1: In 2013, the direct medical costs of falls, adjusted for inflation, were $34 billion.
A2: Falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
C4: White women have significantly higher hip fracture rates than black women.
E1: Twenty to thirty percent of people who fall suffer moderate to severe injuries such as lacerations, hip fractures, and head traumas.
B3: The fall death rate is approximately 40% higher for men than for women.
D4: Exercises should focus on increasing leg strength and improving balance, and should get more challenging over time.
E5: Get screened and, if needed, treated for osteoporosis.
D5: Ask your doctor to review your medicines to identify any that may cause side effects such as dizziness or drowsiness.
D2: Many people who fall develop a fear of falling.10 This fear may cause them to limit their activities.
C1: 2.5 million nonfatal falls among older adults were treated in emergency departments and more than 734,000 of these patients were hospitalized.
A4: Rates of fall-related fractures among older women are more than twice those for men.
C5: Get adequate calcium and vitamin D—from food and/or from supplements.
B4: Over 95% of hip fractures are caused by falls. Each year, there are over 258,000 hip fractures and the rate for women is almost twice the rate for men.
B2: About one-half of fatal falls among older adults are due to TBI.
A5: Have your eyes checked at least once a year to update eyeglasses to maximize your vision.
C3: Older whites are 2.7 times more likely to die from falls as their black counterparts.
D5: Do weight bearing exercise.
B5: Make your homes safer by reducing tripping hazards, adding grab bars in the bathroom, adding railings on both sides of stairways, and improving the lighting in their homes.
