2007-03-16 22:40:59 · 5 answers · asked by jrivera_e17 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Ethanol, for example, is found in alcoholic beverages as well as common household items such as after-shaves, colognes, perfumes, mouthwashes and medications.
Isopropyl alcohol is commonly found in rubbing alcohol, lotions, certain hand-sanitizing gels, some cleaning products and antifreeze.
Methanol is found in items such as solvents, paints, varnishes, antifreeze and windshield washer fluid.
Most often, however, alcohol poisoning is a result of drinking too much ethanol in the form of alcoholic beverages.
The effects of ethanol on your system depend on the concentration of alcohol in your blood (blood alcohol concentration, or BAC). Factors that affect your blood alcohol concentration include how strong the alcohol is, how quickly and how much you drink it, and how empty your stomach is at the time you drink it.
Normally, your body can eliminate the alcohol from a 12-ounce can of beer in about one hour. If your body absorbs more alcohol than it can eliminate, your blood alcohol concentration goes up. As you can imagine, drinking several beers in the space of an hour will increase your BAC much more than if you had one beer during the same time period. Binge drinking — rapidly having five drinks or more in a row, for example — can elevate your BAC to the point of causing alcohol poisoning.
Blood alcohol concentration continues to rise even after you've stopped drinking or have passed out because alcohol in your stomach continues to enter your bloodstream.
Introduction
Alcohol poisoning is a serious — sometimes deadly — result of consuming dangerous amounts of alcohol. When your body absorbs too much alcohol, it can directly impact your central nervous system, slowing your breathing, heart rate and gag reflex. This can lead to choking, coma and even death.
Alcohol poisoning most often occurs as a result of drinking too many alcoholic beverages over a short period of time. Binge drinking is a common cause of alcohol poisoning. Alcohol poisoning can also occur by drinking household products that contain ethyl alcohol (ethanol), or by ingesting isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) or methyl alcohol (methanol; sometimes commonly referred to as wood alcohol).
A person with alcohol poisoning needs immediate medical attention and should not be left alone. If you suspect someone has alcohol poisoning, call your local poison control center or emergency number, usually 911.
Treatment of alcohol poisoning consists of providing breathing support and intravenous fluids and vitamins until all of the alcohol is eliminated from the body.
The amount to cause alcohol poisoning is individualized for each person.
2007-03-16 22:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DANGER!
alcohol is the most toxic of recreational drugs! It only takes 10-15x a normal dose to kill you or 15 shots in a hour. Where for comparison's sake, Marijuana has the lowest threshold of normal dose to toxicity. It is believed to take a 1,000 hits an hour to kill you. HaHA, probably from lack of oxygen holding in the hits.
2007-03-17 05:57:00 · answer #2 · answered by mark [mjimih] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's different for everyone it depends on body weight, food consumption....etc. One rule of thumb...if they can't talk or walk, or they pass out but haven't puked yet they probably have alcohol poisoning.
2007-03-17 06:01:40 · answer #3 · answered by wildcat312 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure if this web page helped.
2007-03-17 05:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by Nonsensical 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
more than what your body can handle.
2007-03-17 05:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by ompie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋