Alcohol poisoning on New year’s eve: first aid

The doctors reminded everyone about what may fail and the abuse of alcohol in new year’s eve, and also what to do if such trouble has happened to you.

New year holiday merry and joyful, and it means that on the tables of Ukrainians will be a variety of alcoholic beverages. Every adult, unfortunately, there is a chance for alcohol poisoning. It’s enough to mix some alcoholic beverages, raising and lowering the degree and also have a weak immune system or chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Doctors recommend to be careful not to drink all of that will fall under the arm. Also, you should limit the amount of alcohol and the use of good food to alcohol is not as quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and blood vessels, which actually can happen poisoning.

How to understand what people were poisoned by alcohol:

– he has repeated vomiting;

he can’t climb alone, not to mention the fact to stand on both legs;

– integuments become pale with a greenish tint;

– appeared on his face the perspiration;

– a drunk can’t speak clearly;

– he loses consciousness;

– he started having seizures;

– poorly palpable pulse.

What to do if someone in your family still poisoned with alcohol?

To wash out the stomach. For this poisoned should drink plenty of water until then unless a gag reflex. If the person more or less understands, we need to get him to self-induce vomiting by using two fingers. Repeat the procedure should be as long as vomit is not going water.

Give activated charcoal. From calculation 1 tablet on 10 kg of weight. This absorbent, effectively cleans the bloodstream of poisons and toxins.

Cover with a blanket. After vomiting from a drunk person may start shivering, so it must be put to bed and keep warm by covering with a blanket.

Ammonia. Give the drunk a sniff cotton wool soaked in ammonia solution, it is one of the fastest ways, which will help to bring a person to life.

When the drunken man is bad or he went foaming at the mouth, and all the methods for sobering up were in vain, do not hesitate and call an ambulance. But before her arrival have to do chest compressions if the person has ceased to submit life signs.

All should be the measure is the main rule that should be followed not only in new year’s eve, but in any other occasion. In this case, you will reduce your chances of poisoning or even eliminate them.

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