Posted on 06/08/2013 7:05:12 AM PDT by rickmichaels
A university student who went into a coma after drinking a bottle of soy sauce as part of an initiation is the first person known to survive such a massive blast of sodium without brain damage.
That’s according to The Journal of Emergency Medicine, which recently published an article on this severe case of hypernatremia – a condition marked by too much sodium in the bloodstream.
The student, then 19, drank a full quart of soy sauce in a hazing incident at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., where he was a Zeta Psi fraternity pledge in 2011.
Media reports say he was also dared to eat dog food, matzo balls and gefilte fish.
The study’s authors said that to their knowledge, the peak salt concentration in his blood was the highest documented among adults who had survived without “neurologic deficits.”
He arrived at an emergency room “in a comatose state with seizure-like activity” two hours after drinking the soy sauce, according to the article. Reports say he was also foaming at the mouth.
He was treated and released from hospital four days later.
Intentional consumption of dangerous amounts of salt is rare, the authors said, and often fatal.
The fraternity was ordered to shut down for two years after an investigation into the incident.
And probably all of these kids voted for Obama. Proving...soy sauce or not, they are all brain dead.
“Soy un perdedor.
I’m a loser, baby,
So why don’t you kill me...”
After several hours he killed himself.
***I thought all teenagers came with brain damage until they turn 21.***
They do. That is why the Founding Fathers put the voting age at 21 back then.
Back then 21 was like 30 now. I wonder why the ruling class changed the age to 18?
Go and hoisin no more!
What kind of products are you looking to buy?
Not really sure. I just see something that looks good and try it. I’m not very fond of the really fishy food and developed a seafood alergy (damn!) a few years ago so that eliminates some things. Next time I visit the market I’ll make some notes and check back with you.
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