2007-10-02 11:38:36 · 4 answers · asked by Rain 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
As an EMT, I can tell you that if your liver is lacerated, the alcohol level in your blood is irrelevant. Major blood loss from the lacerated liver will result in death if the ER cannot get it stopped fast enough.
If the liver is only damaged, then your body's ability to rid itself of excess alcohol is impaired => the ETOH level will take much longer to decline.
2007-10-02 11:53:49 · answer #1 · answered by James D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a lacerated liver, I wouldn't be worrying about the blood ROH level. I would worry about internal blood loss leading to death. Will it effect the ROH in the blood? I don't think so. The ROH goes from the stomach straight into the blood stream. The liver is what takes it out. I suppose if the liver isn't functioning properly, then the ROH could stay in the blood a bit longer. If that is your concern, then maybe so.
2007-10-02 11:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would have much more to worry about with a lacerated liver than what your BAC level is. But to answer the question. The liver is not going to "affect" the level of alcohol in anyway except that since it would not be functioning at 100% , the BAC measurement would be more accurate. In other words, since the liver serves to dissipate the alcohol and it's not functioning then the alcohol levels ingested aren't metabolizing at normal rates (x amount per hour) so the BAC would be higher than normal over a period of time but not higher than what was truly ingested. If that makes sense.
2007-10-02 12:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by Sam B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lacerated liver ought to in basic terms control a alcohol try no rely if it particularly is uncovered to alcohol and the blood try is being taken after approximately sooner or later. in a while the liver would have "wiped clean" the blood.
2016-10-05 23:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋