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JUST one tablet of paracetamol (acetaminophen) could help save earthquake survivors who otherwise risk dying from kidney failure after rescue. Experiments in rats have shown that the drug prevents "crush syndrome", or rhabdomyolysis, in which muscle debris from crushed limbs floods the kidneys soon after the limb is freed from rubble, causing them to fail.
Headache pill could save earthquake crush victims
Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 7:08 PM EST
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