SOURCE: Archives of Surgery, September 2009.
2 posted on
09/22/2009 11:50:21 AM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
To: NormsRevenge
Bonk me over the head again, Clancy, it’s time for another round.
3 posted on
09/22/2009 11:51:30 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
("The President has borrowed more money to spend to less effect than anybody on the planet. " Steyn)
To: NormsRevenge
pre-medicated with preservatives...
the problem is those patients were probably injured BECAUSE of it too.
4 posted on
09/22/2009 11:54:17 AM PDT by
GeronL
(Are you one of those "individual responsibility" people?)
To: NormsRevenge
..alcohol may lessen the body's inflammatory response..
So does chocolate!
This study is insane.
5 posted on
09/22/2009 11:55:49 AM PDT by
divine_moment_of_facts
(“Cap and Trade bill tells us how to live.. Health Care bill tells us how to die.” Bauer and Rose)
To: GSWarrior
6 posted on
09/22/2009 11:57:27 AM PDT by
GSWarrior
To: NormsRevenge
I know a fellow who wrecked his motorcycle at 100 mph, drunk, without a helmet.
By all rights, he should have been dead before he stopped.
The only significant permanent injury he suffered was the loss of hearing in one ear, because as he was tumbling to a stop, his brain was rattling around inside his skull and tore loose one of his auditory nerves.
If you ever wonder if miracles still occur, there’s one right there.
7 posted on
09/22/2009 11:57:45 AM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: NormsRevenge
Having worked in an Orange county Trauma unit for years, I can say that this author negated his premise when he gave the following info...
“...those who had been drinking were younger (average age 37 years vs. 44 years).”
Age makes all the difference in recovery. The younger they are, the better the body repairs itself...just think of the number of children who were drowning victims who recovered despite being under water for a very long time.
You never get the same results with adults.
9 posted on
09/22/2009 11:59:50 AM PDT by
dianed
To: NormsRevenge
Oooh, ooh! I know the answer to this one:
The TBI outcomes are better for those who had been drinking because they were more RELAXED upon impact.
I really doubt that giving patients beer as part of the recovery process is gonna fly.
10 posted on
09/22/2009 12:00:17 PM PDT by
blu
(Graffiti the world, I've seen the writing on the wall...)
To: NormsRevenge; Slings and Arrows
Good Grief! It would probably be the consumption of alcohol that caused the injuries in the first place!
(Ping)
11 posted on
09/22/2009 12:01:34 PM PDT by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: NormsRevenge
giving alcohol to brain injured patients may improve outcome,
It only makes them THINK the outcome improved. All women are beautiful at 2:00 a.m..........just don't make the mistake of seeing them at 7:00 a.m.
13 posted on
09/22/2009 12:16:15 PM PDT by
Hot Tabasco
(Who's your Long Legged MacDaddy?)
To: NormsRevenge
Also known as the “Hey ya’ll! Hold ma beer’n watch this!” diagnosis.
15 posted on
09/22/2009 12:38:01 PM PDT by
Coastie
(CPO, USCG retired)
To: NormsRevenge
16 posted on
09/22/2009 12:41:14 PM PDT by
mysterio
To: NormsRevenge
I’ve read that only drunks survive the jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. Sounds like there’s truth to that.
To: NormsRevenge
"...of those patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury who survive their initial insult, those with alcohol in their system seem to have a slight survival advantage..."
Yeah, always helps to be drunk when you're accused of being a Democrat.
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