Re: Obese victims at greater risk of dying from crashes and other accidents

From: Robin King (mapletree_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:57:26 GMT

"Kenny" <foryou@futurewebhost.com> wrote in message
news:JD88BM3Z38250.7924421296@anonymous.poster...
| Tue 21 Sep 2004
|
| Obese victims at greater risk of dying from crashes and other
accidents
|
| RHIANNON EDWARD
|
| They noted how obesity could interfere with the body's response to
injury.
|
| "Obesity makes airway management more challenging, surgical
exposures more
| difficult and radiographic imaging less reliable," the researchers
added.

        The way this is phrased, it sounds like the medical treatment
needs a little upgrade. I've heard of more incidents where fatness
afforded some protection* against greater damage.

Robin

*note to Jade/Daedalus: that's PROTECTION, not PREVENTION

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