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more about #alcohol nutbastard: "A new retrospective study found that patients admitted to hospitals with traumatic head injuries had a higher rate of survival if they'd been drinkin... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: How weird. I just made a joke last night about Jell-O shots in the ER. Oddly enough that's also where I happened to be at the time. Oh yeah, and no... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: I think a lot of head injuries that arrive in the ER are caused by drinking though, so kinda ironic. more » Pegritz: There *has* to be something to this. As many times as I've fallen down stairs, smashed my face into the side of trains (that happened *twice*), and ot... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: So, I should have a few drinks before I go riding my motorcycle without a helmet? more » BadUncle: A friend in college fell 3 stories off a roof onto concrete and only broke a thumb. He'd been drinking grain alcohol, which I suspect makes your head ... more » The Curse of Millhaven: I am going to guess that it has to do with blood viscosity, either because of the alcohol itself or the dehydration that it promotes. more » Mathmos: One obvious question is whether the effect occurs during injury, after or both. The Nazis would have conducted controlled experiments on humans. As ... more » strideo: A friend of mine who has a doctorate in biochemical engineering keeps claiming that people who drink no alcohol usually turn out to be unhealthy and t... more » -
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A Shot of Liquor Could Save Your Brain
A new retrospective study found that patients admitted to hospitals with traumatic head injuries had a higher rate of survival if they'd been drinking. Further study is warranted, though, before handing out Jell-O shots at the ER. [via Ars Technica]
