Beer for brain injury? Maybe

To: a fool in paradise

We'll use personal info as the case study:
One person, totally trashed. While riding motorcycle, passed a VW bug, caught foot peg on that thingy under the door. Was dragged under the VW for a while. Major road burn, requiring hospitalization. Person involved has total recall of the event, and the Dr. said he was lucky to be alive, because he was so drunk he was totally relaxed upon impact.

Another person, totally not drunk, hit from behind. She could see the car coming and knew they wouldn't be able to stop (icy roads).Even tho half of her brain was saying “just let go and relax”, the other half was saying “stand on the brakes! Grip the steering wheel firmly! Hunch your shoulders”. the illogical part of her brain won, and she lost about 3 weeks of memories. Even tho the airbags did not deploy, and she did not hit her head, she had a soft concussion. She would have been much better off if she would have just relaxed.

It doesn't have so much to do with what's in your system upon impact, it's how your body handles the impact. Someday, I will do a study to see how being drunk upon impact has actually saved lives. Of course, I'll have to get funding from the booze companies, as the results would not be PC. Which doesn't mean I'm advocating drunk driving!

21 posted on 09/22/2009 1:43:21 PM PDT by blu (Graffiti the world, I've seen the writing on the wall...)

To: NormsRevenge

I’ve read that only drunks survive the jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. Sounds like there’s truth to that.

22 posted on 09/22/2009 1:49:37 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom

To: ProtectOurFreedom

It’s the rigidity that gets ya, less resistance.. ya still take a heckuva wallop but..

23 posted on 09/22/2009 1:51:04 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)

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.

24 posted on 09/22/2009 2:56:10 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast (Cheney/Palin 2012!)

To: TheThirdRuffian

Beer is proof that God loves us

25 posted on 09/22/2009 4:13:28 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (To Glenn Beck. Obama doesn't hate whites, he hates all Americans.)

I don’t drive while drunk any way...

I’m 52, I learned at the ripe old age of 35 that beer will get you a DUI.

Now that causes brain recovery!

26 posted on 09/22/2009 10:58:39 PM PDT by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)

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