Falls
Across
- 2. Danger.
- 3. Where most people fall to.
- 5. Chi A good class to improve balance (2 words).
- 6. Momentarily lose one's balance.
- 7. Loose floor coverings.
- 10. Person's mental or physical condition.
- 11. Is better than cure.
- 12. Slide unintentionally for a short distance.
- 13. Most common falls injury.
- 14. Must be appropriate to minimize risk of falls.
- 16. Relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors
- 19. Age group most at risk of falls.
- 22. Not level.
- 23. Protected from harm.
- 26. Falls can be fatal and account for 40% of all injury ______.
- 27. A condition that can lead to inactivity and falls.
- 30. Falls are not an _______.
- 31. Training in a particular subject.
- 32. Ability to move freely and easily.
- 33. Happens when you fall.
- 35. 28%-35% people ______ over 65 fall each year worldwide.
- 36. Stay on your ____.
Down
- 1. This loss causes a fall.
- 2. Falls injury common to this part of the body.
- 3. 10 times more people admitted to hospital for these than for motor vehicle crashes.
- 4. It is everybody's ________ to prevent falls.
- 8. Staying this can help minimize falls.
- 9. Treatment that can contribute to a person falling.
- 10. where the sick and injured are cared for.
- 15. Doing this helps to lessen the risk of falls.
- 17. Relating to person's surroundings.
- 18. Hinders progress.
- 20. Used for climbing up and down and is commonly fallen from.
- 21. Falls among older adults is a serious _____.
- 24. State of being strong and active.
- 25. 7.4 ____ is the average length of hospital stay after a fall.
- 28. A problem with this can contribute to a fall.
- 29. if this is poor a fall may happen.
- 30. Contributes to maintaining muscle mass.
- 34. Situation involving exposure to danger.