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Even normal vacations can be dangerous

Here's an article that reminds me of my recent post on dangerous vacation activities. I just returned from my live action roleplaying game. It involved running around a campground hitting people with foam swords. It's actually much safer than it sounds; injuries are very rare. But I'm always careful because I know that playing this game could potentially be more dangerous than standing in front of a classroom (my job).

So the New York Times article I linked to above is about staying healthy on vacation. They say that when traveling domestically, people don't give much thought to health:

"If you're going to Africa you know you need shots. If you're going to a cabin on a lake, health is typically not one's concern."

But it should be.

"People on vacation tend to bend the rules," observes Dr. Kurt Frantz, medical director of the Mammoth Clinic in Yellowstone National Park, who treats thousands of vacationers each year. "They don't wear helmets, they drink too much -- that sort of thing." And then they get into trouble.

Posted by James Trotta at August 3, 2009 10:57 PM