Woman dies in Wii contest
 

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She died from water intoxication in a contest for a Wii

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didnt know it was possible to die by drinking too much water. very strange. and drinking nearly 2 gallons of water isnt THAT much, i wonder how fast it was taken though

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The story I read earlier didn't say if she won or not. I guess either way she lost in the end.

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I've heard of it being an issue with athletes drinking too much water too quickly when they are dehydrated.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication]Water intoxication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

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she was of free will to enter the contest, but im sure a lawsuit will follow

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I think there was a hazing incident a few years ago involving water intoxication too.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;270617]I've heard of it being an issue with athletes drinking too much water too quickly when they are dehydrated.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication]Water intoxication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url][/QUOTE]

You also hear the obligatory news stories on it every year when some kid trying to join a frat dies due to it being one of the initiation duties.

Such as...
[url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/04/BAGNSB576121.DTL]CHICO / Fraternity pledge died of water poisoning / Forced drinking can disastrously dilute blood's salt content[/url]

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[quote=Big C;270610]didnt know it was possible to die by drinking too much water. very strange. and drinking nearly 2 gallons of water isnt THAT much, i wonder how fast it was taken though[/quote]

It actually happens a lot. What happens is that your cells basically drown because they can't absorb all of the water. When you drown in the ocean (or your bathtub), you're not dead because you were IN the water, you die because too much water is in YOU.

It was stupid to enter a contest like that, especially with kids...but it was equally stupid to host the thing.

No one on either side did any thinking in this situation.

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[quote=Buster;270623]No one on either side did any thinking in this situation.[/quote]

Any guesses on how many times this was said at the end of an an unfortunate accident?

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They have been discussing this on the radio where I live. They said that a lawsuit will follow, and they were debating whether the lawsuit will be successful. The radio station which hosted the event had the participants sign waivers. However, I don't think that will matter much, since it doesn't appear as though they informed the participants the contest could be fatal.

It is a tragic story. Especially since she was trying to win the game for her kids. Sad.

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Regardless of waivers, whoever at the radio station signed off on that idea is retarded. That station better find better legal advice in the future when coming up with contest ideas.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;270621]I think there was a hazing incident a few years ago involving water intoxication too.[/QUOTE]

There was, it was in Plattburgh, NY. I actually personally know one of the kids who was involved (not in the actual event, but did recive probation because he was part of the faternity).

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Now to say that the station was not thinking is really not fair. How many people even know that one could die from drinking too much water? I didn't and I think just about everyone else would say the same thing. Its just one of those sad thing that happen. If I would have heard that a person died in a water drinking contest without knowing the cause I would think they choked on the water drowing themself.

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Maybe it's geographic-centric but high school athletes around here are taught about the dangers of water intoxication (or poisoning). Football players, wrestlers and long-distance runners in particular are warned about drinking too much water. I always thought it was fairly common knowledge but I guess that's based on having several coaches throughout my childhood telling me so.

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[QUOTE=724Skinsfan;270667]Maybe it's geographic-centric but high school athletes around here are taught about the dangers of water intoxication (or poisoning). Football players, wrestlers and long-distance runners in particular are warned about drinking too much water. I always thought it was fairly common knowledge but I guess that's based on having several coaches throughout my childhood telling me so.[/QUOTE]

for me it was the opposite. i played soccer and they always told us to drink plenty of water never mentinoing not to over-do it, ive never heard of water poisoning until now

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Wasn't the main problem the fact that she didn't piss any of it out and therefore all the toxins built up in her body?

(I'm too lazy to actually read the article)

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In boot camp they used to punish us by making us workout and then hydrate until we threw up... I don't think that counts as hydration poisoning but it sure as hell sucked.

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Well this is interesting and [URL="http://www.sacbee.com/static/newsroom/kdndslides/"]disturbing[/URL]

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[QUOTE=BleedBurgundy;270736]In boot camp they used to punish us by making us workout and then hydrate until we threw up... I don't think that counts as hydration poisoning but it sure as hell sucked.[/QUOTE]
The difference was probably that you all were sweating all of the water out of your body and so you needed to take in more. Plus, when you sweat you get rid of all the toxins or whatever it was that caused this woman to die.

I remember hearing that there was a police trainee about a year or so ago that died from water intoxication during his training. So I guess it happens.

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Is the ANY stupidity, that Americans won't participate in?

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What i dont understand is...you save about 20 bucks a paycheck for 13 paychecks (about 6 months) and you have the money to buy the Wii. It's not like they were giving away a car, boat, house, trip around the world...it was a frickin' video game system. People can be pretty ignorant sometimes.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;270821]What i dont understand is...you save about 20 bucks a paycheck for 13 paychecks (about 6 months) and you have the money to buy the Wii. It's not like they were giving away a car, boat, house, trip around the world...it was a frickin' video game system. People can be pretty ignorant sometimes.[/quote]
It was a water drinking contest which is not really doing that much to win an expensive game but had deadly results. How many of us here would have entered a contest like this if it was our local station giving away tickets to a Skins Playoff game?

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[quote=724Skinsfan;270667]Maybe it's geographic-centric but high school athletes around here are taught about the dangers of water intoxication (or poisoning). Football players, wrestlers and long-distance runners in particular are warned about drinking too much water. I always thought it was fairly common knowledge but I guess that's based on having several coaches throughout my childhood telling me so.[/quote]
I'm not sure of your age but maybe its just something that coaches are now aware of and teach their kids. I'm 42 and if we went back 20 some years I be surprised if any coaches knew of the dangers of drinking too much water. Back then at half time we got a snack of cupcakes and soda at halftime and I'm sure thats not what they give the kids today. If they did they it would have to be fair and they would have to give the other team a snack so they would not get offended.

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I really doubt too many people either knew about water poisoning or would have thought about it when it came to this contest being ran. However, they were playing clips from the radio show on the news yesterday and there were a couple of people who called in saying how dangerous the contest could be. Ironically, one of the DJs joked that the contestants signed waivers and therefore the radio station couldn't be held responsible. Looks like they were wrong.

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[QUOTE=ArtMonkDrillz;270841]I really doubt too many people either knew about water poisoning or would have thought about it when it came to this contest being ran. However, they were playing clips from the radio show on the news yesterday and there were a couple of people who called in saying how dangerous the contest could be. Ironically, one of the DJs joked that the contestants signed waivers and therefore the radio station couldn't be held responsible. Looks like they were wrong.[/QUOTE]

You can hear it here: [url]http://www.thewarpath.net/270807-post18.html[/url]

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Yeah, that is pretty f'ed up. Those clips are gonna haunt those guys for years.

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS;270843]You can hear it here: [url]http://www.thewarpath.net/270807-post18.html[/url][/QUOTE]Damn, I need to stop stepping on your toes before you ban me from the site. Once again, my bad.

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[quote=firstdown;270838]I'm not sure of your age but maybe its just something that coaches are now aware of and teach their kids. I'm 42 and if we went back 20 some years I be surprised if any coaches knew of the dangers of drinking too much water. Back then at half time we got a snack of cupcakes and soda at halftime and I'm sure thats not what they give the kids today. If they did they it would have to be fair and they would have to give the other team a snack so they would not get offended.[/quote]

I'm 100 years old...(minus 68). 20 years ago I ran JV cross-country and wrestled as an 8th grader. Both coaches (Coach Nicely and Coach Burns) used to tell us about drinking too much water. Like I said, it may be related to the specific area as to what people know or don't know. All it takes is for an informed Athletic Director to issue a memo to all school coaches to advise student athletes of the dangers of water poisoning. I would have to assume our AD did such a thing.

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[quote=724Skinsfan;270846]I'm 100 years old...(minus 68). 20 years ago I ran JV cross-country and wrestled as an 8th grader. Both coaches (Coach Nicely and Coach Burns) used to tell us about drinking too much water. Like I said, it may be related to the specific area as to what people know or don't know. All it takes is for an informed Athletic Director to issue a memo to all school coaches to advise student athletes of the dangers of water poisoning. I would have to assume our AD did such a thing.[/quote]


Its kinda like smoking around gas pumps. You know its probably dangerous to [I]some[/I] people, but not me...

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The article said the Sheriff's office was not investigating because she signed a waiver...

I understand that Criminally, theyre off the hook... but you can't tell me they're not going to lose a civil suit.

If I make someone sign a waiver and then make someone play Russian Roulette with blanks for tickets or something, but the blanks still kill them... (which I believe has happened before)

Wouldn't I still be responsible if I'm verbally guaranteeing their safety? The guy keeps saying your body with throw it up before anything dangerous happens.... and its on tape... but he's also saying, "yeah I know you can die from it, but they signed a waiver"

He sounds like a jackass, now, and he was just trying to be funny, but it may save a suit?

Any Case?

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From what I understand, water intoxication is deadly because it dilutes the salt within your body. Humans must have salt to survive, and I believe this has been known for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. I suppose a combination of urinating and eating salt could have helped, and if the DJs were serious they could have still had the contest, but without fatal results.

She quit for the concert tickets, but she died before having the chance to go. Terrible.