Google will protest SOPA using home page

Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by acangiano on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:23PM (#3475846)

Many people want to figure out if they have a medical emergency or not, before calling 911. Especially in a country like the USA, where a visit can mean thousands of dollars of expense or even going bankrupt.

There are plenty of cases where it's hard for the layperson to determine if something is serious or not.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by travisp on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:10PM (#3475786)

While true, I'm sure that there are plenty of users who search for information about something they don't think is an emergency, and then find out it is.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by gnaritas on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @05:51PM (#3476893)

> When you have a medical emergency, you call 911 or go to the emergency room, not peruse Q & A sites for answers.

Life threatening, yes, but many people have ordinary emergencies likes burns and big cuts and won't go to ER because they know they can't handle the bill and will attempt to suck it up and self treat; even if it's not wise to do so. Emergency rooms aren't free; they have to treat you, yes, but they're going to bill you as well.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by Alex3917 on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @05:03PM (#3476693)

And then you die on the floor of the ER during your 8 hour wait to see a doctor, when you could have just saved your own life by doing a simple Google search.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by saalweachter on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @08:40PM (#3477435)

What about googling [emergency room near <zip code>]? I don't know where the closest hospital to where I live or work is, since I have (fortunately) never needed one.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by jQueryIsAwesome on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:15PM (#3475808)

Sometimes is better to do both.

For example: Intoxication by adulterated liquor can cause strong headache and (permanent) blindness; but if you search in Google you may find out that drinking pure Whisky right away can neutralize its effects.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by VMG on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:25PM (#3475854)

This sounds suspicious - care to cite any references?

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by nsr on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:39PM (#3475919)

Well, wikipedia has references in this section:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol#Toxicity

Specifically, anything with a strong ethanol content will help, as the damage caused by drinking methanol results from the byproducts of you body processing the poison. The biological pathways that process methanol have a greater affinity for ethanol, so drinking whisky (or everclear or 151) or any other strong alcohol will keep you alive until your body has a chance to eject the methanol as a waste product.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by jQueryIsAwesome on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:55PM (#3476003)

It was just and hypothetical example, being honest: right now the only thing i could find is this link in Spanish:

http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Gutierrez-Intoxicacion-M...

The theory is this: The consumption of ethyl alcohol (whisky/vodka) can prevent the conversion of methanol to formaldehyde and formic acid plus it extracts the toxic substance and neutralizes its metabolic effects.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by Bootvis on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @01:22PM (#3475839)

Really? cool! Honest question: do you have a reference for that? I can't find one Google but would like to know more.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by chc on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @05:09PM (#3476724)

Please do note that the GP said "adulterated spirits" — that is, rubbing alcohol and the like, which contain methanol. If you have normal alcohol poisoning (i.e. from ethanol drinks like beer, wine, vodka, etc.), drinking whiskey is a terrible idea.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by baddox on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @09:01PM (#3477491)

Are you a doctor?

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by chc on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @01:35AM (#3478340)

Well, no, but the fact that more ethanol isn't the cure for ethanol poisoning is not exactly MD-level subject matter.

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Re:Google will protest SOPA using home page by atakan_gurkan on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @04:13PM (#3476495)

http://www.politedissent.com/archives/905

See the 2nd paragraph after the warning banner. It might not look serious, but it is. This review is written by an MD.

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