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EyesSkyward
12-20-2006, 08:15 PM
To be fair, there usually arn't any signs saying you shouldn't do this:

Woman puts baby through airport x-ray (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061220/ap_on_fe_st/x_ray_baby)

- Jeff
Barb-SAN
12-20-2006, 08:22 PM
I noticed that article too...what I don't understand is this:

"The infant was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined he did not receive a dangerous dose of radiation."

Is there some sort of test for that? Or did they just consult with the doctors? What would they have done if it had been determined to be dangerous? How much did it cost the parents for that trip to the hospital? Or did the airport pick up the tab? Enquiring minds need to know. :tongue:

I'll bet that woke up the TSA person watching the monitor.
EyesSkyward
12-20-2006, 09:18 PM
Is there some sort of test for that?

Yes. You put the baby in a crib with a frozen burrito for three minutes and see what happens.

- Jeff
Barb-SAN
12-20-2006, 09:19 PM
Yes. You put the baby in a crib with a frozen burrito for three minutes and see what happens.

- Jeff

:lol: :lol: :lol:
noflyingfan
12-20-2006, 09:26 PM
Perhaps she had dropped him outside the airport and didn't want to waste time taking him to the hospital to see if he had any broken bones when there was a perfectly good x-ray machine right there.

What I like the best about this story is that it was the woman's grandson. You know her daughter-in-law or son-in-law (whatever the case) is now saying to his or her spouse, "that woman is not allowed to come over anymore."
spiffyone
12-20-2006, 10:09 PM
Okay....it didn't take a doctor to determine that it wasn't a dangerous dose of radiation...duh. It's an x-ray. We x-ray babies when they get dropped on their heads and stuff. It's allowed.

:D
Barb-SAN
12-20-2006, 10:14 PM
Okay....it didn't take a doctor to determine that it wasn't a dangerous dose of radiation...duh. It's an x-ray. We x-ray babies when they get dropped on their heads and stuff. It's allowed.

:D

That's pretty much what I figured. I'm sure there are TSA employees who've stuck their hands in there to see what they look like being x-rayed. Wouldn't you think they would already know the answer as to whether or not it was dangerous??? Maybe they just wanted to be extra sure they didn't get sued by the parents...