Pain Awareness Month Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. A prescription opioid medication used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) and manage severe acute or chronic pain
  2. 4. An observational tool used by healthcare providers and caregivers to assess pain levels in infants, young children (typically ages 2 months to 7 years), and nonverbal or cognitively impaired individuals who cannot report their own pain
  3. 6. A type of regional pain relief where medicine is injected around the spinal cord
  4. 7. A traditional Chinese medicine practice that involves inserting hair-thin, sterile needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain and treat various health conditions
  5. 10. A thin, flexible tube inserted into the body to drain fluids, administer medication, or allow access for surgical instruments
  6. 11. An injection of numbing medicine near a specific nerve or group of nerves to stop pain signals from reaching the brain
Down
  1. 1. A medication or substance used to relieve pain without causing a loss of consciousness
  2. 3. an injection of a local anesthetic into the space outside the dura mater of the spinal cord in the lower back region to produce loss of sensation especially in the abdomen or pelvic region
  3. 5. The act of publicly supporting, recommending, or pleading for a cause, idea, or policy on behalf of oneself or others
  4. 7. An illness or pain that starts quickly and is often severe, but lasts for a short time
  5. 8. When is Pain Awareness Month?
  6. 9. Lasting a long time, recurring often, or staying constant