Karnidge 2 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Doctors save man with vodka drip Australian doctors have kept an Italian tourist alive by feeding him vodka through a drip for three days, medical staff in Queensland say. The 24-year-old man, who had swallowed a poison in an apparent suicide attempt, was treated while in a coma. Doctors set up the drip after running out of medicinal alcohol, used as an antidote to the poison. Medical staff said the patient had made a full recovery, and the hangover had worn off by the time he woke up. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Lucky barsteward Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 and for the ultimate hangover cure - just bung a normal drip in. complete and almost instant rehydration and you're right as rain and redy to party again Link to post Share on other sites
girl with a beard 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Whenever I have a hangover, the last thing I want to see or smell is alcohol. It always seems strange when people say you drink more to get over it. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Originally Posted By: spook and for the ultimate hangover cure - just bung a normal drip in. complete and almost instant rehydration and you're right as rain and redy to party again Think I mentioned it before but the doctors at my company have done that! Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 it's popular with med students too. i'm not a doctor, but i wonder if there any long term implications of doing this? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 long term? you'll progress to meths. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Originally Posted By: girl with a beard Whenever I have a hangover, the last thing I want to see or smell is alcohol. It always seems strange when people say you drink more to get over it. maybe cos you have a beard?! residual smell and all that!! seriously there is nothing better than having a beer again when you have a hangover. It's not that you actually WANT to have one, the mere thought of it can send you to the toilet for a spew, its the knowledge that after the initial pain then everything will be a-ok!! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I have never tried that. Perhaps I should. Next time and I will report. Link to post Share on other sites
whitehorse 0 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I had 4 big parties on 4 nights once at uni, so I think I was drunk all of the time. Mornings were hell but I started early each afternoon ("breakfast") and soon came round. I was a wreck for a 2 or 3 days after that lot. Link to post Share on other sites
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