tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post5458851671871613741..comments2024-03-12T07:48:29.712+03:00Comments on Stories from the trauma bay: More medical mythsDocBastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-70040750777140789872016-07-13T17:21:37.812+03:002016-07-13T17:21:37.812+03:00If you hit your head hard enough to go into a coma...If you hit your head hard enough to go into a coma, it will happen whether you consciously fall asleep or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-7982623852117039352013-10-30T16:00:01.699+02:002013-10-30T16:00:01.699+02:00I believe both those were answered in his previous...I believe both those were answered in his previous myth-debunking post.Ariellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937487185936518649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-49003628758503638722013-10-29T23:30:51.347+02:002013-10-29T23:30:51.347+02:00is it truth that you have to drink at least 2 lite...is it truth that you have to drink at least 2 liters of water a day? <br />and this is my favorite, if you swallow gum, it will take 7 years to digest it....?Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969494224004656530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-4641094313055822302013-10-28T05:24:26.411+02:002013-10-28T05:24:26.411+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360094145930695255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-31882111180383863352013-10-24T18:18:55.800+03:002013-10-24T18:18:55.800+03:00PS there may be a difference between the pool wate...PS there may be a difference between the pool water I was being instructed on (non-salty) and sea-water (salty) in this context.Ugihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453326095140897474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-58683739585608835752013-10-24T16:58:21.125+03:002013-10-24T16:58:21.125+03:00I think that your lungs will simply absorb a small...I think that your lungs will simply absorb a small amount of water. It may irritate them and that can be a serious issue but it won't stop them functioning right away. When I did a pool-side safety course years ago we were told that the idea of pumping water out of the lungs of someone who had nearly drowned was a myth (there's another for you Doc').<br /><br />To drown I think you need to be in more liquid than your body can easily absorb. If you are a fully functioning adult then you would also cough a lot of it up again even if it was somewhat more. For someone who is paralyzed or doped out, however, and can't lift their head then it would not need to be deep - just deep enough to cover the mouth and have enough volume that the amount they could absorb would not lower the level sufficiently for them to breathe air again.<br /><br />As I understand it (which may not be very well) it's not the water in the lungs as such that's the issue - it's the lack of air. A teaspoon full can't cut off your air supply and neither would a glass full but a bucket full would likely be enough.Ugihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453326095140897474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-45659549857355495342013-10-24T03:06:50.007+03:002013-10-24T03:06:50.007+03:00I had a concussion 3 weeks ago and my mom insisted...I had a concussion 3 weeks ago and my mom insisted she had to keep waking me up every half hour. I tried to tell her she was supposed to let me sleep, but she refused to believe me.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833978685034322504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-57321358728763168752013-10-23T08:55:50.627+03:002013-10-23T08:55:50.627+03:00I read that once you lose sleep, you can't mak...I read that once you lose sleep, you can't make up for it later. It seemed to make sense, but now I'm not sure. <br />I mean, I prefer making up my lost sleep if I can. Sørenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016265722048031285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-61594327528076762142013-10-22T21:09:24.952+03:002013-10-22T21:09:24.952+03:00So wait. Why CAN'T you drown from a teaspoon o...So wait. Why CAN'T you drown from a teaspoon of water? I can't say I know the exact definition of drowning but I believe that it means dying from water/liquid that entered the lungs. A teaspoon of water definitely can enter the lungs. Okay, it might not be enough to kill you... But what about half a glass of water? Can you drown from that?NeatNithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992430339916174798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-73043431020194161542013-10-22T21:06:30.379+03:002013-10-22T21:06:30.379+03:00It has mostly to do with optics and the skin's...It has mostly to do with optics and the skin's structure, but the simple version (and also the only version I know) is that the skin changes the way light is reflected, and veins are generally exactly at the right depth to cause the skin to appear bluer than it normally does.NeatNithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992430339916174798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-60787963993428675302013-10-22T14:17:16.424+03:002013-10-22T14:17:16.424+03:00Yes - the concussion thing I had heard was that le...Yes - the concussion thing I had heard was that letting them sleep meant they were more likely to slip into a coma. Of course that may be utter BS too but it was certainly coma rather than sudden death that was the supposed issue.<br /><br />Incidentally, to do this in true MythBusters style, you're going to have to design a massive machine to thwack people on the head and then watch whether those who fall asleep slip into a coma - are you sure your insurance covers that Doc?Ugihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453326095140897474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-8679768541185088202013-10-22T06:54:53.309+03:002013-10-22T06:54:53.309+03:00I thought falling asleep after experiencing head t...I thought falling asleep after experiencing head trauma could cause you to go in to coma. I know when my aunt fell off her scooter and hit her head her husband (A doctor of some sort not sure) did not want her to fall asleep.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910699592966289464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-76059573032850138762013-10-22T00:29:49.941+03:002013-10-22T00:29:49.941+03:00I can't exactly say I've heard of the one ...I can't exactly say I've heard of the one about concussions, I have heard that it can be bad, but that's about it (maybe in regards to never waking up? like a coma?) again i'm sure that's wrong also. Fyyvoaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879055829166851439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-13864104132289328892013-10-22T00:02:43.577+03:002013-10-22T00:02:43.577+03:00I am a little curious as to why seeing the veins t...I am a little curious as to why seeing the veins through the skin would make them appear blue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08325681705211998187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-28780469970258958242013-10-21T22:49:16.604+03:002013-10-21T22:49:16.604+03:00Because you are seeing the veins through the skin....Because you are seeing the veins through the skin. The actual veins are white-ish. Arteries are white too, for that matter. DocBastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-32653419869290165502013-10-21T22:37:34.926+03:002013-10-21T22:37:34.926+03:00Hey Doc, why is it that some veins (or arteries......Hey Doc, why is it that some veins (or arteries... I don't know...) are blue? KittyKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030018757756009149noreply@blogger.com