> Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >At 03:56 PM 3/12/04, Deborah Harrell wrote:
<snip> > > If it only involved the death or maiming of > >the imbiber, a harsh view would be "Darwin at work!" > >But of course all-too-frequently, those who happen > >to be at the wrong place at the wrong moment are the > >victims. > I've heard (maybe you can confirm or correct this) > that many times the > drunk driver is so "relaxed" that he is less injured > while the sober person > he hits is wide awake and frantically trying to do > something to avoid the > accident and so is tensed up and likely to be more > seriously injured . . . That is certainly both 'conventional wisdom' and the impression I got from most ER personnel, but a quick search of PubMed and eMedicine did not turn anything confirmatory up...even a quick perusal of MADD's FAQs didn't help. <scratches forehead> I don't think there will be too many volunteers to do the controlled study on this one... :P Debbi Some Questions May Never Be Answered Maru (meaning no disrespect!) ;) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
