What Is Las Vegas Syndrome?

“People come here,” says EMT Paul Lopez, “they don’t drink enough water, they get dehydrated really fast, and that’s when their problems really start.” A lot of drinking, too much walking, and not enough sleep add up to something the paramedics call the Las Vegas syndrome.

Join travel editor Peter Greenberg as he rides along with Las Vegas paramedics and describes the unique challenges of handling 200,000 tourists on any given weekend.

An older article. But still good info...from TodayShow.com and MSNBC.com, October 12, 2007

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