The Balearic Islands have the 0) .... dubious (DOUBT) honour of being the area of Spain with the most cases of balconing. Balconing, a practice among young people that was first noticed in the summer of 2010, involves 1)....(PARTICIPATE ) jumping from the balcony of a hotel into the swimming pool or from balcony to balcony. Many times the activity is combined with some falling to their 2) ....(DIE). The Department of General Surgery at Son Espases Hospital has been 3) ....(RECORD) the cases of balconing in Mallorca. In the last five years, 60 cases have been registered at the hospital. The profile of the average patient 4)....(INVOLVE) in balconing is a foreign male between the ages of 15 and 30 with a high level of alcohol. Fifty per cent of the cases are British. The 5)....(MAJOR) suffer from brain damage as well as spinal cord trauma and have to be admitted to the 6) ....(INTENSE) care for 30 to 40 days on average.