What Are The Signs?
When is a night out on the town no longer innocent fun? There are a number of critical signs and symptoms that you or the designated driver in your party should be aware of the next time that you decide to go out with a bang, according to CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov:
- If you or a member of your party starts exhibiting signs of extreme confusion or agitation, enters a stupor, or passes out and cannot be roused, it’s a sign of alcohol poisoning.
- Your body knows when enough it enough. Vomiting is a signal that the party is over, and you should make every effort to get the ill person hydrated with water.
- In some cases, a person with alcohol poisoning may suffer seizures. An alcohol overdose can cause the body’s blood sugar levels to crash.
- If a friend has been out and is now exhibiting signs of breathing problems – either slow breathing (fewer than 8 breaths per minute) or irregular breathing (10 or more seconds between breaths), it’s a serious symptom of alcohol poisoning that should not be ignored.
- If the person in question begins exhibiting the symptoms of hypothermia, such as low body temperature and bluish skin tone, it may be a sign that alcohol poisoning has set in.