A Twenty-Seven Year Old Bouncer at An Exclusive Discotheque Learns Why Alcohol Overdose Signs and Symptoms are So Significant and How They Can Save Another Person’s Life

Posted on October 28, 2009
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Just a week ago, Frank applied for a job as a bouncer at one of the local clubs. He had studied judo, ninjitsu, gatka, karate, and aikido for six years; he was a body builder; he took daily vitamins, minerals, and supplements; he was into health foods and healthy eating; and he seemed well matched for such a position. If truth be told, due to the fact that he was concerned about his health, he started drinking in moderation roughly four years ago and then totally quit drinking alcohol roughly three months ago.

When Frank received the announcement that he had been picked for the job, he was very satisfied. Due to the fact that this was a special nightclub, however, he had to go through a three week training class.

Individuals At Discotheques Who Drink Excessively and Alcohol Poisoning Signs and Symptoms

On the first day of class, the teacher started talking about drinkers who drink abusively and what the bartenders, bouncers, and barmaids should do when this situation arises. When the instructor started discussing alcohol poisoning, Frank was delighted to find out that all of the new barmaids, bartenders, and bouncers were required to learn about alcohol poisoning and what they should do when they saw a drinker who was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms or exhibiting the signs of alcohol poisoning.

More specifically, all the new bartenders, barmaids, and bouncers were instructed that nausea and vomiting were almost always the first signs of alcohol poisoning and that unconsciousness was most likely the most highly obvious alcohol poisoning sign or symptom. The lecturer also made it a point to give emphasis to the fact that alcohol poisoning signs were signals from the brain and from the body that the person has ingested more alcohol than his or her body can metabolize.

There were, nonetheless, more than a few other symptoms and signs of alcohol poisoning that all the new employees were taught to identify. For example, the students in the class were made aware that individuals who suffer from alcohol poisoning exhibit poor reflex responses, exhibit confusion, often have seizures, and they are difficult to awaken.

Not only this but, the members of the class learned that many individuals who suffer from alcohol poisoning also manifest slow, shallow or irregular breathing; slurred speech; blue tinged or pale skin; and little response from painful stimuli, for instance from pinching.

What is more, drinkers who suffer from alcohol poisoning habitually display erratic behavior, they usually feel very ill and exhibit excessive vomiting, exhibit an inability to make eye contact or sustain a conversation, and they often pass out.

An Instructor Clarifies Why Alcohol Poisoning is Not Inevitably Suffered Only by Alcohol Dependent People

The instructor then made it clear that alcohol poisoning is not always experienced only by individuals who are addicted to alcohol.

More precisely, the trainer explained to the members of the class that most situations involving alcohol poisoning were in all probability experienced by abusive drinkers and that a particular type of abusive drinking called “binge drinking” was almost certainly the primary precipitating factor in most cases of alcohol poisoning. The trainer then defined binge drinking as follows: drinking five or more alcoholic beverages at one sitting for males and consuming four or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting for females.

To show the effect that binge drinking has on alcohol poisoning, the lecturer informed the students in the class that an individual who gets intoxicated once or twice every year, is by definition engaging in alcohol abuse, is probably not an alcohol addicted individual, but is most likely engaging in binge drinking. As articulated by the instructor, engaging in binge drinking even once, regrettably, can result in alcohol poisoning that in some circumstances can be fatal.

The Instructor Explains Why Letting A Drinker With an Alcohol Overdose Sleep is Not An Appropriate Course of Action

One of the students in the class raised her hand and asked the instructor if it is a good idea to let an individual with alcohol poisoning “sleep it off.” The lecturer stated that letting an individual with alcohol poisoning go to sleep is precisely what should not be done because doing so places the individual at risk due to the fact that he or she is no longer being observed. Additionally, letting the individual go to sleep when he or she experiences alcohol poisoning is an erroneous response because the drinker may never awaken.

The instructor then informed the students in the class that the correct response for alcohol poisoning is the following: if it is suspected that an individual has alcohol poisoning, call 911 and ask for emergency medical assistance, even if the person is underage. By following this plan of action, the drinker will get the prompt alcohol poisoning medical attention he or she needs.

Summary

After learning about alcohol poisoning and particularly about the signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning, it can be emphasized, Frank believed that he had learned some vital information that might save an individual’s life in the foreseeable future. Unmistakably, Frank learned that knowledge of the common alcohol poisoning symptoms and signs and knowing how to properly and quickly respond to such signs and symptoms (by promptly calling 911 and asking for emergency medical assistance) can help a person avoid a fatal alcohol overdose.

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