Poisoning Symptoms and Signs » Alcohol poisoning

Alcohol poisoning

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:45:31 +0000

Alcohol poisoning – occurs when a man drinks a quantity of drinking (ethyl) alcohol, which is much higher than tolerable dose. Severe poisoning (with a coma) develops when the concentration of alcohol in the blood is about 3 g / l, lethal concentration is 5-6 g / liter. Doom single dose of alcohol drunk is 4-12 grams per kilogram of body weight (an average of about 0.8 – 1 liters of vodka in the absence of acquired tolerance).

In small doses, alcohol removes mental stress, improves mood, giving a feeling of freedom, relaxedness and fun. These feelings, for which people consume alcohol are over time and with increasing doses, changing the state of excitation with the loss of self and critically assess the situation. Some even with the use of single large doses of alcohol develops severe alcohol poisoning.

Alcohol poisoning symptoms

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:44:42 +0000

The symptoms of alcohol poisoning – the appearance of luster in the eyes, face redness, increased of sweat secretion and the sebaceous glands, slowing heart rate. After some time, increasing pupils, the movements become sprawling and poorly coordinated. The language is too loud, often blurred, broken body language, concentration is difficult, and there is overestimation of your own skills and capabilities, no self-criticism. Released instincts, and manifest the hidden features of personality and emotions, controlled in the sober state.

Gradually, the man ceases to navigate in the environment, lost communications experiences, emotional expressiveness, and mimic. In most cases, a protective reaction of the organism is vomiting. Poisoning increases with the increase of the violation of consciousness, slowed breathing, obstructed traffic, muscles relaxed, the person feels thunderstruck. The death at this time may occur due to respiratory paralysis or motor centers, as well as the development of alcoholic coma.

Signs of alcohol coma: cold adhesive skin, face redness, sore eyes (conjunctivitis), decrease in body temperature, vomiting, involuntary urination and faeces. Pupils narrowed, and with increase in respiratory disorders – enlarged. Breathing becomes more and more slowing, increasing the pulse. In deep coma develops collapse. Vomit gets into the respiratory tract, that often leading to death.

First aid for alcohol poisoning

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:43:18 +0000

A man in a state of alcoholic poisoning (see “Alcohol poisoning symptoms“), could be saved if the act skillfully. First of all, try to call him vomiting, to remove the remaining alcohol in the stomach. This will stop its further absorption into the blood. The most secure cause vomiting, irritating the root of the tongue. The upper part of the torso you should try to lower, and the head put to a horizontal position. If the drunken is lying, while vomiting, his head should be lowered and turned awry.

Assists and a toilet of the mouth. Fixing the tongue, used even the pin, wrap a layer of gauze or a bandage, try to suck off mucus from the pharynx cavity (this is done using a rubber pear with enhanced hole at the end).

Ample drinking is not always good, especially in severe cases, as with the liquid into the airways and cause suffocation, and will soon lead to pneumonia. If the drunken is able to do swallowing movements by himself, the copious drinking – an excellent tool, forcing diuresis, and thus removing the toxic substances.

To restore impaired breathing can help cordiamin injection (2 ml), caffeine (10% – 2 ml) subcutaneously. When you stop breathing needed artificial respiration. With a heavy alcohol, if the pre-medical measures have not led to improved conditions, you should seek emergency medical help.