Specialists: Redheads are sensitive to pain.

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Specialists: Redheads are sensitive to pain.
Mar 11, 2008 02:38
FRANKENSTEIN Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	Which countries' nationals usually have natural red hair? Europeans and Americans? American scientists said that people with natural red hair are sensitive to pain. Redheads need about 20 percent more anesthesia than people with other hair colors, they told a meeting of anesthesiologists.

Mar 11, 2008 02:39

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"Red hair is the first visible human trait, or phenotype, that is linked to anesthetic requirement," Dr. Edwin Liem of the University of Louisville in Kentucky said in a statement. "In a nutshell, redheads are likely to experience more pain from a given stimulus and therefore require more anesthesia to alleviate that pain." Liem said the finding is important news for specialists who monitor patients during surgery. "The art and science of anesthesiology is choosing the right dose," he said. "There is very little difference between the effective dose and the toxic dose of most anesthetics. Patients can awaken during surgery if they are given insufficient anesthesia or suffer cardiac and pulmonary complications when they are given too much."

Mar 11, 2008 20:48	#2
SHESGOTTOBE Points: Join Date: Nov 23, 2007 Status: Offline	Most real redheads I personally know are of Irish ancestry. I say real because in US you can hardly know who is the real blonde or redhead since almost everyone color their hair. Yea, even the guys.

Mar 12, 2008 01:59	#3
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	Natural redheads are also more likely to suffer from sunstroke. Alan

Mar 19, 2008 22:35	#4
BLUESKY001 Points: Join Date: Nov 9, 2007 Status: Offline	The hairstyle in the second pic is cool! How did she make it?

Dec 12, 2008 13:32	#5
GUEST10150	what is wrong with her hair.... is it real

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