Alcohol poisoning can cause severe brain damage or be fatal. Passing out from drinking does not mean the blood alcohol concentration is decreasing. Vomiting can be a dangerous reaction to toxic levels of alcohol. Symptoms of alcohol poisoning include confusion, slow breathing, seizures, and hypothermia. Medical attention should be sought immediately. Treatment may include charcoal-based liquid, intravenous fluids, stomach pumping, and medication.
Alcohol poisoning occurs when the body has a toxic reaction to drinking too much. Anyone who drinks large amounts of alcohol, or even small amounts of alcohol too quickly, is susceptible to this condition. It can cause severe brain damage or even be fatal.
Getting drunk to the point of passing out is often seen as fun or taken lightly in some societies. It’s a myth that when a drunk person is passed out, they “fall asleep.” The fact is, even when a person drinks until they pass out, their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is still rising. This is because the alcohol is still present in the intestines and stomach and still passing through the bloodstream.
Vomiting is often seen as a harmless result of drinking too much, but it can actually be the body’s reaction to toxic levels of alcohol. People have varying levels of drug tolerance and it is important for people to remember that alcohol is a drug. Alcohol depresses the choking reflex and respiratory functioning, and drunk people have died of suffocation from their own vomiting. All the black coffee and cold showers in the world won’t work to sober up a person suffering from the symptoms of alcohol use.
Vomiting, confusion, slow or irregular breathing, and seizures are possible symptoms of alcohol poisoning. Hypothermia, or low body temperature, is another symptom, and the skin may look bluish or appear pale. Medical attention should be sought immediately when a person exhibits these symptoms!
When a person showing symptoms of alcohol poisoning is taken to the emergency room, their blood is drawn to find out the amount of alcohol in their system. He or she may need to consume a charcoal-based liquid because charcoal absorbs alcohol so that some of its effects on the body are reduced. Because excessive alcohol can severely dehydrate the body, especially when vomiting occurs, intravenous fluids may be given to the patient. In severe cases, the stomach is usually pumped and medications may be given. Some patients may need to stay in the hospital for observation.
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