ALCOHOL POISONING TREATMENT
When a person consumes a considerable amount of alcohol in a short period, such as beer, wine, or liquor, alcohol poisoning can result. The liver cannot break down and eliminate the poisons from the bloodstream quickly enough as the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream grows.
Excess alcohol depresses the brain, causing key body functions such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature to shut down. As the alcohol in the stomach and intestines continues to enter the bloodstream 40 minutes after the last drink, the blood alcohol level (BAC) might rise.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL POISONING
1. When you have too much alcohol in your bloodstream, the parts of your brain that control your breathing, heart rate, and other essential life functions begin to die down.
2. Again, your friend who drank excessively may not simply be sleeping it off. If you don’t intervene, he could go into a coma or perhaps die if he has an episode of acute alcohol poisoning from drinking too much too fast.
3. The brain, blood arteries, and liver are all affected by alcohol poisoning. Rapid fluid intake changes your body’s fluid content, potentially upsetting fluid and electrolyte balance.
SYMPTOMS
- Confusion or disorientation
- Depressed breathing
- Seizure
- Choking
- Vomiting
- Hypothermia
- Inability to stay conscious
- Cold or clammy skin
- Lack of physical coordination, including an inability to walk
- Irregular pulse
- Loss of bowel or bladder control
- Blue-tinged skin, especially around the lips or under the fingernails.
HOW DEADLY IS ALCOHOL POISONING.
Alcohol poisoning is a significant — and occasionally fatal — side effect of consuming a lot of alcohol in a short period. Drinking too much too fast can cause problems with your respiration, heart rate, body temperature, and gag reflex, as well as put you in a coma and cause death.
ALCOHOL POISONING: WHAT TO DO.
- Immediately dial an emergency number.
- Don’t abandon the individual.
- Make every effort to keep them alert and sitting up straight.
- If they’re awake, have them drink some water.
- A warm blanket should be placed over them.
To keep them from choking on vomit if they’ve passed out, turn them onto their side.