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Drinking too much liquor might be bad for the health but for some instances it is not that harmful.
A recent medical study has shown that drunk patients have better chances of surviving trauma injuries than their sober counterparts.
According to the report, trauma patients who were intoxicated before their injuries were more likely to survive than trauma patients who suffered similar injuries but were sober at
the time.
To get the result, researchers at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) surveyed 7,985 trauma patients of similar age and with similar injuries to determine if the consumption of alcohol prior to injury affected
outcome.
Based on their study they discovered that 7 percent of the sober patients died compared to just 1 percent of the patients who had been drinking.

Getting drunk is not that all bad after-all.

"This study is not encouraging the use of alcohol," said Christian de Virgilio, MD, LA BioMed’s principal investigator for the study. "It is seeking to
further explore earlier studies that had found alcohol may improve the body’s response to severe injuries. If alcohol is proven to improve the body’s
response to traumatic injury, it could lead to treatments that help patients survive and recover more quickly."
Alcohol consumption is already known to be one of the leading causes of accident and injury, with a previous study finding it contributes to about
one-third of all trauma-related deaths. Previous studies found trauma patients who had abused alcohol for a long period of time had lower survival rates.
But recent studies also found alcohol consumption may protect against death by changing the chemical response to injury.
"This study adds further support to the possibility that alcohol could be altering the body’s response to injury in a way that helps ensure survival," said
Dr. de Virgilio. "Given these findings, more research is needed to determine if there is some role for alcohol in the management of trauma patients.

During important celebrations such as Independence Day celebration having fireworks, display is part of the tradition around the world.
Having fireworks, display adds fire and excitement to the event, which is why it is a favorite by people worldwide.
Despite the lure and sparkle, it provide it is good to remember that fireworks display can cause eye injuries to those who are not that careful in using it.
According to the study conducted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) each year, fireworks are responsible for thousands of injuries to adults and children.
Many injuries affect eyesight, causing permanent damage and in some cases blinding the victims.
Based on the recent data gathered by CPSC, fireworks were involved in an estimated 9,800 injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms in 2007.
The CPSC also reported the eyes were the second most commonly injured part of the body with approximately 1,400 instances.
Of those eye injuries, one-third resulted in permanent eye damage.
While most of these injuries were contusions, lacerations and foreign bodies in the eyes the most important thing to note is that many of these injuries were preventable.

Fireworks display might be a thing of beauty but it can also offer eye injuries to users and bystanders alike.

Moreover, CPSC revealed bottle rockets and sparklers are two of the most common fireworks associated with eye injuries.
Bottle rockets can cause serious eye injuries because they are very unpredictable and tend to fly erratically which can cause injury to bystanders.
They can also break the can or bottle used to shoot them off throwing shards of glass or metal into the air. Many children enjoy sparklers; however, they also send numerous children to the emergency room. Parents may not be aware that sparklers can easily burn children since they heat up to 1800 degrees (hot enough to melt gold).
In addition, the sparks given off can damage the eye.
The individuals shooting off the fireworks are not the only ones being injured. Data from the United States Eye Injury Registry shows that bystanders are injured by fireworks 50 percent of the time.
Be safe this year by staying away from private firework use.
Protect the eyes by attending a professional display, and enjoy the spectacle in the sky.
With the possible eye, injuries it offers are you still keen on using fireworks? Well, the decision is yours.

Medical experts revealed if not treated and detected earlier groin injuries could be more serious than a pulled muscle.
Based on a recent research it was also uncovered that a number of athletes around the world are diagnosed with a pulled groin muscle when they actually might be suffering from a much more serious hip injury.
Dr. Kaare Kolstad, an orthopaedic surgeon with The Methodist Hospital in Houston explained because the hip is located closely to the groin area, many people mistake hip injuries for groin pulls and is misdiagnosed.
It is said that the groin muscles consist of six muscles that cover the area from the inner pelvis to the inner part of the femur (thigh bone).
These muscles pull the leg together and help with other movements of the hip joint. This is why a hip injury is sometimes mistaken for a groin pull, an injury to the inner thigh.
Recent studies revealed the two most common sports-related hip injuries are a labral tear, which can be caused by sudden stops and turns on the field and cause pain in the groin area, and a stress fracture, which are hairline cracks in the bone that can get worse over time.

Patients around the world should not take groin injuries easy since it could be worse than a pulled muscle.

The study also showed that a hip injury brought on by athletic activity would cause deep, persistent pain that can last for weeks.
Physicians and orthopaedics said the pain can get so bad that it can even hurt to sit down.
The medical personnel around the world can determine from an X-ray or MRI if the problem is a groin pull or hip injury that would require either physical therapy, cortisone injections or surgery.
 If hip surgery is necessary, a minimally invasive procedure is now available that will get athletes back on their feet in four to six weeks as opposed to four to five months with open surgery.
Kolstad said to avoid further complications it is important to see a physician if pain in the groin area persists for a week or two.
He added if doctors catch it, early enough, he or she could fix the problem and get the patient to his or her feet.
He explained the longer the patient wait to have the problem fixed, the higher the risk that degeneration of the hip will occur, which will eventually lead to a hip replacement.