Video: How to Recognize the Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning

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The symptoms of alcohol poisoning include severe nausea, vomiting, changes in mental status and a difficulty in reacting to stimuli. Recognize symptoms of alcohol poisoning to avoid seizures, heart arrhythmias and death with tips from a family practice physician in this free video series on health care and medical conditions.

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Video Transcript

Hi I'm Dr. Savage. I'm an osteopathic family practice physician from Tampa. If you are watching this I'm concerned that you might actually have someone that can potentially be in a very serious situation so if there is actually a question of someone having alcohol poisoning I would recommend calling 911. With that said, symptoms of alcohol poisoning include severe nausea and vomiting of course, also changes in mental status, like it looks like they are almost comatose and having trouble arousing them even if you have given them like a painful stimuli such as rubbing them in the chest or pinching their fingernails. If they don't do that that is actually a bad sign. Other things that can happen are seizures, heart arrhythmias, death, that's why it is important to moderate alcohol any time you are drinking. I'm Dr. Savage and I wish you the best of health.

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How to Recognize the Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning

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