Any alcohol intoxication is an intoxicating effect of alcohol on the human body. That is, intoxication is an elementary poisoning with ethyl alcohol, or ethanol. Signs of intoxication are expressed in symptoms of psychotropic physiological poisoning with alcohol. The deeper the degree of alcoholic intoxication, respectively, all the symptoms and signs of alcohol intoxication are more pronounced. Remember that a person can get poisoned not only by a large amount of ethanol taken inside, but also by various technical liquids and alcohol substitutes.
We will now talk about the toxic properties of ethyl alcohol. Depending on a number of factors - individual characteristics of the drinking person, strength and type of alcoholic beverage types of intoxication may differ.
The first sign of alcoholic intoxication is a stupefied perception of the senses. There is a feeling of carelessness, mood. Acutely perceived problems are smoothed out and the drunk person no longer seems as sharp as before. A drunken citizen is more stupid, irresponsible, cynical. Alcohol influences as a powerful tranquilizer for the central nervous system, similar to Seduxen, Relanium and other drugs of tranquilizing action.
If a drinking person immoderate receives alcohol, signs of alcoholic intoxication and intoxication are steadily increasing, the behavior of the alcoholic becomes even more inadequate, the mood can change in a spasmodic type - from complacency to aggression, motor anxiety, brain functions are deeply disturbed, coordination is upset, speech becomes indistinct. With severe alcohol poisoning, the patient is without feelings, the activity of the heart and respiration is upset, involuntary discharge of urine and feces can be observed. Poisoning with alcohol can easily lead to the death of the patient. Frequent cases of choking vomit masses when lying on the back are not uncommon.
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Types of intoxication
Any alcohol intoxication can be of the simple and abnormal type.
Simple
The most common type of intoxication. In the simple form of alcoholic intoxication, three( light, medium, heavy) or four stages of ( degrees) are isolated - light, medium, strong, heavy:
- Easy intoxication ( light degree).Alcohol in the blood is in the range of 1 to 2%.The mood and tone of a drunk person are elevated, he is talkative, boastful, self-criticism is lowered, he is satisfied with himself, coordination is somewhat broken. A person feels warmth, comfort. Everything is seen in pink tones. Unpleasant experiences lose their relevance, significance. Everything positive is too exaggerated. Man is too frank, intrusive, tactless. It seems to him that he is very clever and clever.
- In the middle stage of intoxication, the awkwardness of movements increases. The speech is somewhat unintelligible, the general background of mood is mixed, greasing, irritability. Alcohol in the blood is about 3%.Here we can already hear from the drunk: "Th, you respect me? Behavior loses predictability. The instinct of self-preservation disappears. Coordination is bad.
- Strong intoxication is characterized by a blurred and loud speech, the drunk hardly chooses words and speaks slowly. The movements are sweeping, the walk is shaky. The behavior is disinhibited. Psychomotor agitation is replaced by general lethargy and drowsiness. In this state, a drunkard can fall asleep anywhere, even on the street.the blood alcohol content is approximately 4%.
- A severe degree is characterized by impaired consciousness from stunning to coma. Heavy intoxication is accompanied by gross neurological disorders. The patient is unconscious, the rhythm of the heart, breathing is broken, he may have involuntary emptying of the bladder and intestines. The concentration of alcohol is up to 6%.Characteristic of full amnesia. At signs of an alcoholic coma urgent hospitalization and carrying out of intensive therapy of reanimation for removal of an intoxication is necessary. Cramps can be observed as epileptiform.
Pathological
Pathological alcoholic intoxication is an acute alcoholic psychosis with a twilight consciousness disorder. It is characteristic for people with organic pathology of the central nervous system, epileptics, oligophrenics and psychopaths. It develops after taking small doses of alcoholic beverages. It lasts from a few minutes to hours. It is replaced by deep sleep and complete loss of memory. The pathological behavior of a person is determined by the quality of psychoemotional experiences: fear, anxiety, aggression, suicide.
Alcoholic abusus
Abuzus alcoholic - a single use of alcohol in large quantities. It leads to a serious stage and the degree of alcoholic intoxication. This heavy alcohol intoxication can be complicated by the development of coma and death.
