Komplikasi Keracunan alcohol

Severe complications can result from alcohol poisoning, including: Choking. Alcohol may cause vomiting. Because it depresses your gag reflex, this increases the risk of choking on vomit if you've passed out. Stopping breathing. Accidentally inhaling vomit into your lungs can lead to a dangerous or fatal interruption of breathing (asphyxiation). Severe dehydration. Vomiting can result in severe dehydration, leading to dangerously low blood pressure and fast heart rate. Seizures. Your blood sugar level may drop low enough to cause seizures. Hypothermia. Your body temperature may drop so low that it leads to cardiac arrest. Brain damage. Heavy drinking may cause irreversible brain damage. Death. Any of the issues above can lead to death.

Treatments and drugs

By Mayo Clinic Staff

Alcohol poisoning treatment usually involves supportive care while your body rids itself of the alcohol. This typically includes: Careful monitoring Prevention of breathing or choking problems Oxygen therapy Fluids given through a vein (intravenously) to prevent

dehydration Use of vitamins and glucose to help prevent serious complications of alcohol poisoning Adults and children who have accidentally consumed methanol or isopropyl alcohol may need hemodialysis a mechanical way of filtering waste and toxins from your system to speed the removal of alcohol from their bloodstream.

Prevention
By Mayo Clinic Staff

To avoid alcohol poisoning: Drink alcohol in moderation, if at all. If you choose to drink alcohol, do so in moderation. For healthy adults, that means up to one drink a day for women of all ages and men older than age 65, and up to two drinks a day for men age 65 and younger. When you do drink, enjoy your drink slowly. Don't drink on an empty stomach. Having some food in your stomach may slow alcohol absorption somewhat, although it won't prevent alcohol poisoning if, for example, you're binge drinking. Communicate with your teens. Talk to your teenagers about the dangers of alcohol, including binge drinking. Evidence suggests that children who are warned about alcohol by their parents and who report close relationships with their parents are less likely to start drinking. Store products safely. If you have small children, store alcohol-containing products, including cosmetics, mouthwashes and medications, out of their reach. Use child-proof bathroom and kitchen cabinets to

prevent access to household cleaners, and keep toxic items in your garage or storage area safely out of reach. Consider keeping alcoholic beverages under lock and key. Get follow-up care. If you or your teen has been treated for alcohol poisoning, be sure to ask about follow-up care. Meeting with a health professional, particularly an experienced chemical dependency professional, can help you prevent future binge drinking.
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Alcohol Intoxication, Physician Treatment and Follow-up

Treatment: No specific treatment can reverse the effects of alcohol intoxication.
Intoxicated people often receive IV fluids and B complex vitamins for

dehydration (alcohol is a diuretic and increases urine output) and as a precaution or treatment for vitamin deficiency. In severe cases - those of severe stupor and coma - the person should be intubated (a breathing tube placed in the patient's air ay) to support respirations ( hich may stop spontaneously) and to protect the lungs from filling ith vomit!secretions. 0 Intubation involves placing a short" flexible plastic tube into the indpipe (trachea) #ust belo the vocal cords and connecting the tube to a respirator machine. $he tip of the tube has a small donut-shaped balloon around it" hich is inflated to seal the end of the tube to the inside of the indpipe. $his accomplishes t o things% & It prevents the air from the respirator from lea'ing out into the mouth instead of going into the lungs. ( It provides a protective seal so that a large amount of vomit in the mouth is prevented from entering the lungs here it could cause damage and possible suffocation. Follow-up: Barring any ma#or complications" most intoxicated people may go home from the hospital's emergency department. )or some medical and many legal reasons" most hospitals prefer to 'eep people suspected of alcohol intoxication under observation until their blood alcohol concentration falls to belo (&& mg!d*.

 In most people" the liver metaboli+es about (& grams of ethanol per hour. $his corresponds to a blood alcohol concentration fall of about ,& mg!d* per hour. $hus" the length of time a person (and family) ill need to ait until discharge may be expressed by the formula (blood alcohol concentration-(&&)!,& - the ait in hours. )or example" the blood alcohol concentration from a blood sample dra n at midnight is ,.& mg!d*. (,.&-(&&)!,& - /. $he blood alcohol concentration should fall to (&& mg!d* by / am (midnight plus / hours). 0 social or'er may tal' ith the intoxicated person prior to discharge from the hospital. $he social or'er may advise the person to go to an alcohol treatment center. $his is an extremely difficult situation because many people either don't recogni+e their problem if they are chronic drin'ers" or don't have any desire to correct the situation. 1umber % http%!! .emedicinehealth.com!alcohol2intoxication!page32em.htm4al cohol2intoxication2physician2treatment2and2follo -up