Alcohol poisoning
Alcohol poisoning is a condition that occurs as a result of taking excessive doses of alcohol. Excessive five hundred milliliters of strong alcoholic beverage is considered excessive. The degree of intoxication is determined by the state of a person, his appearance and volume drunk by one kilogram from the body weight.
According to narcologists, a person is in a state of low alcohol intoxication with a 2% alcohol concentration in the blood. The average severity of intoxication is achieved at a concentration of 3%, with a 4% concentration comes a severe degree of intoxication. At a 5% concentration in the blood of ethyl alcohol, there is a strong intoxication with alcohol. In the latter case, the nervous system is paralyzed, which provokes a coma that results in death in a few hours.
When you take a small amount of alcohol, a person usually feels slightly intoxicated. In such cases, usually he does not need help. However, in those cases when, after drinking, a person experiences difficulties in moving, can not sit or stand without the help of strangers, loses consciousness or is with his eyes closed in a horizontal position and does not respond to touch or words, he needs urgent help.
Alcohol poisoning is characterized by a number of symptoms. To the main it is necessary to attribute a strong smell from the oral cavity to alcohol, lack of consciousness, pallor. Alcohol poisoning provokes human immobilization, relaxation of muscles, violation of reactions to stimuli until they disappear completely. In this state, human breathing slows down, irregular heartbeats, a weak pulse are noted, and a sweat appears on the forehead.
Alcohol poisoning in most people provokes vomiting. However, in 30% of cases the gag reflex may be absent from nature or atrophy with the years.
Help with alcohol poisoning.
If you find signs of intoxication in a person, you should immediately call a doctor. Prior to his arrival, the doctor must provide emergency assistance to the victim.
In the first place, you should induce vomiting in a person. Thus, you can remove the remaining alcohol from the stomach and prevent its subsequent absorption.
To remove alcohol, had time to get into the intestine, you should give poisoned shock dose of enterosorbent drugs( sorbex, belossor, activated charcoal).
As alcohol poisoning is accompanied by overexcitation and increased heart muscle tone, it is recommended to give the patient a corvalol or valocordin.
A pale and weakened person should be wrapped in a blanket and a hot water bottle attached to the feet.
A cup of strong tea or coffee will help to activate the inhibited nervous system.
As a sedative for poisoning( in case the victim is hot and red), give a tincture of valerian( twenty drops).
In case of loss of consciousness, it is necessary to give smelly ammonia to him.
Low alcohol consumption can also cause alcohol poisoning. Treatment of a condition is made by the qualified doctors and is directed, mainly, on elimination of consequences of an intoxication, and in the subsequent - alcoholic dependence at the person.
It should be noted that dependence on alcohol is a problem, mainly of a psychological nature. In the process of treatment with patients, serious psychological work is carried out.
Prevention of alcoholism consists in extremely careful taking of alcohol or complete refusal from it.