Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 203

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 203. Question 1 Which Welsh comedian died on stage whilst performing live at Her Majesty’s Theatre? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet899544536'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink899544536')) Tommy Cooper On 15 April 1984, Cooper collapsed from a heart attack in front of millions of television viewers, midway through his act. Tommy Cooper collapsed backwards sitting on the stage, his assistant smiled at him as he collapsed, believing that it was a part of the act. Likewise, the audience gave “uproarious” laughter as he fell. [Reference]   Question 2 A household consists of an adult male, a female and two children, one male and one female. Who is least likely to wake if a smoke alarm sounds? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1124299197'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1124299197')) The boy, is this proof of selective hearing at an early age? Research in the UK is testing a new smoke alarm as industry standard alarms are failing to wake boys aged 2 to 13. It consists of a lower tone and a female voice.  [Re...
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