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01/17/2007 02:32:16 PM · #1 |
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01/17/2007 02:36:41 PM · #2 |
| yowsers. i just saw the headline for this, but hadn't read it yet. |
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01/17/2007 02:37:55 PM · #3 |
Whoah... Truly sad!!! I think it was more probably for her kids than anything.
Very very sad indeed. |
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01/17/2007 02:42:16 PM · #4 |
death by water intoxication isn't as uncommon as you might think. The drug xtacy often makes people crave water and they can end up drinking too much which can put them in a coma or kill them.
This is tragic. Radio shows go too far sometimes IMO.
Message edited by author 2007-01-17 14:42:39. |
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01/17/2007 02:45:43 PM · #5 |
| Yeah, I heard this story earlier this week. I hope I'm not the only one who was thinking, "Gosh, I hope they at least gave the kids the video game..." |
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01/17/2007 03:36:06 PM · #6 |
I had a friend who went to Denver on business and received lots of warnings to "drink lots of water to avoid dehydration." She went a little overboard and ended up in the hospital for water intoxication. She was astounded since she'd never heard of it before. Spent 3 or 4 days in the hospital.
Crazy stuff. Everything in moderation, right? |
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01/17/2007 03:38:31 PM · #7 |
| What happens exactly? Do you just drink so much water that the body can't use it/dispose of it and it overloads the system or what? |
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01/17/2007 03:40:05 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by karmat:
What happens exactly? Do you just drink so much water that the body can't use it/dispose of it and it overloads the system or what? |
It dilutes body fluids to the point where your electrolyte balance is too far off. It's like adding fresh water to salt water, essentially.
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01/17/2007 03:41:20 PM · #9 |
Marathon runners are prone to this as well. They try to drink as much water as possible so as to not become dehydrated during the 26.2 mile run. Some overdo it and suffer the consequences. (6 time marathon runner myself)
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01/17/2007 03:42:43 PM · #10 |
| so, if you were going to drink a lot of water, the best thing to do is drink it slowly throughout the day, and go pee alot? |
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01/17/2007 03:43:10 PM · #11 |
| And many body function RELY on the electolyte balance. Example brain function is a bunch of eletro-chemical reactions. Unbalanced you're nervous system doesn't work as well since the signals don't get passed along correctly. |
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01/17/2007 03:45:11 PM · #12 |
this guy at my work was hospitalized for drinking too much water.
every year they have a fat bastard contest and the guy drank a ton of water before the first weigh-in so it would seem like he was heavier so it would then seem like he had lost a lot of weight. idiots. |
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01/17/2007 04:03:35 PM · #13 |
10 people were fired as a result, I supect it was everyone who know of the idea and didn't think to stop it.
Wasn't that one of gatoraid's slogan was it was for replacing liquid with the extra added so you would have problems? Maybe some runners out there can remember.
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01/17/2007 04:13:55 PM · #14 |
WOW!!! thats horrible and sad for the family all over a wii that sucks, never think of anything like that being that harmful...
lol this gave me a laugh ChinabunOriginally posted by Chinabun:
every year they have a fat bastard contest |
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01/17/2007 04:17:09 PM · #15 |
It's a shame, no doubt.
Let me ask all of you: would you look at a couple of gallons of water and think "death trap"?
I'm not exactly uneducated, and I've heard of this kind of problem, but it wouldn't have occurred to me.
She's still an adult, and she's still responsible for herself, but would you have come up with the threat?
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01/17/2007 04:37:06 PM · #16 |
I hope they get a lot more then just getting fired. Taking advantage of ignorant people, and risking to the point of death is downright evil. Of course they will all plead ignorance themselves.
If you try anything extreme or in extreme amounts, first get a second (and third), opinion, Preferrably from someone who has an outside view. One of my philosophies/theories is that the extremes of almost anything can be harmful.
Professional stunt people understand and try minimize the risks involved.
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01/17/2007 04:39:50 PM · #17 |
Water intoxication kills you from the electrolyte imbalance which then causes your brain cells to take on more water and swell. Because there's nowhere for your brain to go, this puts pressure on the brain and bad things happen.
The marathon example is interesting, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine looked at people running in (I think) the New York Marathon and found that there are far more people who suffer from overhydration than dehydration. It was something on the order of 5 to 1 or even 10 to 1 (I can't recall). This was especially true of runners who ran slowly (over four hours) who had more time to keep drinking water.
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01/17/2007 04:44:52 PM · #18 |
| I hate morning talk shows. I wish they would all shut the freak up and play music. |
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01/17/2007 04:52:50 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by karmat:
so, if you were going to drink a lot of water, the best thing to do is drink it slowly throughout the day, and go pee alot? |
It's important that you also get your salts (electrolytes) when you are in situations where you need lots of water, such as excercise on very hot days. My father, a physician, in a speech to distance horse riders that an easy way to think of it is plain water before lunch and water and electrolyes at lunch and the rest of the day. Getting electrolytes can be as easy as a small bag of potato chips at lunch. But that is just a guideline and one should really do a bit more research rather than going on what I typed. I found there are several different kinds of powdered mixes that you can add to your water that help kepp the electrolyte balance in check. |
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01/17/2007 04:59:33 PM · #20 |
The worst part of this is that someone actually called the radio show and warned them that overconsumption of water could lead to water intoxication, and the DJ's joked about it, on air, and even asked the contest moderators "Anyone dying there?".
The woman who died was interviewed at one point by the radio host and she complained at the time that her head hurt, but that someone else had said that was common when you drank a lot of water. So she ignored it. The radio station did not employ a medical person to oversee the contest. At any rate, the woman ended up quitting the contest after drinking two gallons of water, and went to work - once there, she complained of a really severe headache and went home. A co-worker called the woman's mother to go and check on her, and her mother found her at home, already dead.
I believe that a wrongful death lawsuit is being filed on behalf of her children ( she had three kids ) against the radio station, and some of its employees. |
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01/17/2007 05:10:11 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by RonB:
I believe that a wrongful death lawsuit is being filed on behalf of her children ( she had three kids ) against the radio station, and some of its employees. |
Good! |
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01/17/2007 05:11:37 PM · #22 |
| This lady was actually a very sweet energetic mom who would do anything for her family. My sister was in her wedding, and my mom made all 6 of her bridesmaid dresses. The family is devestated, and I believe my sister told me her youngest was around 1 y.o. The person who called in to warn the DJs of the danger was a nurse. |
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01/17/2007 05:15:58 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by RonB:
The worst part of this is that someone actually called the radio show and warned them that overconsumption of water could lead to water intoxication, and the DJ's joked about it, on air, and even asked the contest moderators "Anyone dying there?".
The woman who died was interviewed at one point by the radio host and she complained at the time that her head hurt, but that someone else had said that was common when you drank a lot of water. So she ignored it. The radio station did not employ a medical person to oversee the contest. |
And there's where personal responsibility ends, at least in part, and the radio station is at fault, at least in part. They were warned, they ignored it, she complained of a problem, they ignored it, and they didn't bother with medical support.
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01/17/2007 05:17:35 PM · #24 |
this was even here in Holland on the news.
As far as I know, someone else won the price. ironic! |
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01/17/2007 05:20:04 PM · #25 |
How much you wanna bet she signed some sort of damages waiver? While it doesn't remove the blame from the radio station in MY eyes, it may change the legal status tremendously.
The shame of this is that it didn't have to happen. Foolish DJs after ratings.
To the friend of this person - I'm so sorry. This is terrible. My prayers are with those poor kids. |
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