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Moon Dancer Bipolar (III) Inmate From: The Lost Grove Insane since: Apr 2003	posted 12-10-2004 22:08 I thought this was pretty interesting... from here... quote: Video Games Help Kids Relax Before Surgery Playing video games in the operating room seems to be more effective in helping children relax before surgery than tranquilizers or holding their mother's hand, according to a U.S. study. The study found that letting children play video games for a few minutes eased their anxiety until the anesthesia put them to sleep. "We find that the children are just so happy with the Game Boy that they actually do forget where they are," researcher Dr. Anu Patel, an anesthesiologist at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., told the Associated Press. Video games could offer an alternative for the many parents who don't want their children to be given tranquilizers. Patel studied 78 children, 4 to 12 years old. The findings will be presented Saturday at a medical conference.
Seymour Bipolar (III) Inmate From: K-town, FL, USA Insane since: Jun 2002	posted 12-11-2004 00:38 I can agree with that, I can remember when I was little my dentist had a whole bunch of video games for the kids to play before they went in for there appointments and I didn't see any of the children crying or getting upset before they were called back.
DL-44 Maniac (V) Inmate From: under the bed Insane since: Feb 2000	posted 12-11-2004 00:49 Many video games have also been shown to stimulate brain activity, improve reflexes, and a variety of other positive things. Sitting on a couch for 16 hours with 6 bags of potato chips and a case of soda is the reason video games have been given a bad name
briggl Bipolar (III) Inmate From: New England Insane since: Sep 2000	posted 12-11-2004 18:59 quote: Sitting on a couch for 16 hours with 6 bags of potato chips and a case of soda is the reason video games have been given a bad name Yeah, that should be 6 bags of potato chips and a case of beer!
GRUMBLE Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Omicron Persei 8 Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 12-11-2004 19:06 ritalin does that too.
Alevice Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Mexico Insane since: Dec 2002	posted 12-11-2004 20:26 Just 16 hours? Ha! I bet I have broken such record more than once. Okay, just twice, when I was on a Capcom vs SNK 2 marathon with a friend. Both of us actually got tired of playing it...until next week. __________________________________ Sexy Demoness cel
mas Maniac (V) Mad Librarian From: the space between us Insane since: Sep 2002	posted 12-12-2004 16:01 http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/12/147236&from=rss B \| T \| E \| P \| L

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Moon Dancer
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: The Lost Grove
Insane since: Apr 2003

posted 12-10-2004 22:08

I thought this was pretty interesting... from here...

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Video Games Help Kids Relax Before Surgery

Playing video games in the operating room seems to be more effective in helping children relax before surgery than tranquilizers or holding their mother's hand, according to a U.S. study.

The study found that letting children play video games for a few minutes eased their anxiety until the anesthesia put them to sleep.

"We find that the children are just so happy with the Game Boy that they actually do forget where they are," researcher Dr. Anu Patel, an anesthesiologist at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., told the Associated Press.

Video games could offer an alternative for the many parents who don't want their children to be given tranquilizers.

Patel studied 78 children, 4 to 12 years old. The findings will be presented Saturday at a medical conference.

Seymour
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: K-town, FL, USA
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted 12-11-2004 00:38

I can agree with that, I can remember when I was little my dentist had a whole bunch of video games for the kids to play before they went in for there appointments and I didn't see any of the children crying or getting upset before they were called back.

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted 12-11-2004 00:49

Many video games have also been shown to stimulate brain activity, improve reflexes, and a variety of other positive things.

Sitting on a couch for 16 hours with 6 bags of potato chips and a case of soda is the reason video games have been given a bad name

briggl
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: New England
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted 12-11-2004 18:59

quote:
Sitting on a couch for 16 hours with 6 bags of potato chips and a case of soda is the reason video games have been given a bad name

Yeah, that should be 6 bags of potato chips and a case of beer!

GRUMBLE
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Omicron Persei 8
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 12-11-2004 19:06

ritalin does that too.

Alevice
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Mexico
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted 12-11-2004 20:26

Just 16 hours? Ha! I bet I have broken such record more than once. Okay, just twice, when I was on a Capcom vs SNK 2 marathon with a friend. Both of us actually got tired of playing it...until next week.

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Sexy Demoness cel

mas
Maniac (V) Mad Librarian

From: the space between us
Insane since: Sep 2002

posted 12-12-2004 16:01

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/12/147236&from=rss

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