Misleading Headlines #134

[thegriffon]

"Members of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) say they've noticed a significant increase in traumatic foot and ankle injuries among patients who survived auto accidents. The reason? Air bags. …"

"'We see trauma we never saw before,' says ACFAS President James L. Thomas, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankle trauma surgeon at the University of Alabama, Birmingham Hospital. 'A decade ago, these patients would have died from head trauma or other upper body injuries. Now, thanks to seat belts and air bags, they survive.'"

Such a dramatic headline just so foot and ankle surgeons can put a spotlight on the great work they do and justify a big increase in both operations and fees to HMOs.

[regfootball]

DIE FROM A HEAD INJURY OR SOME FOOT PAIN, I KNOW WHICH ONE I WOULD CHOOSE.

geez

[RichW5]

Damn it griff.

Nader just read your post and is demanding that auto maunfacturers provide "foot and ankle" protection in the 2009 models.

[ocnblu]

Replace the pedals with mind control chips. To take up that space, place a small Asian woman in the footwell of all vehicles so drivers can get a foot massage and get their nails did.

[Camino LS6]

Damn it griff.

Nader just read your post and is demanding that auto maunfacturers provide "foot and ankle" protection in the 2009 models.

[Robert Hall]

Interesting.. I wonder if part of the problem is not air bags, but the proliferation of FWD cars with very little crush space between the front wheelwell and driver. It seems many FWD cars have very little space between the wheelwell and interior (bad design, IMHO).