Once in a while, it’s
good to have a drink with your friends; you bond and talk with them
over a few shots, and simply enjoy each other’s company. However,
time does fly when you’re having fun and it’s possible that you
would have downed several shots more than you think you had. Such
instances can result into alcohol poisoning, and if something bad
does happen, a forensic toxicology specialist will help uncover the
truth.
Some medical specialists
accept that alcohol is a kind of poison because it helps suppress the
nerves that control breathing and gag reflexes. As excess drinking
irritates the stomach and triggers vomiting, the risk of death by
asphyxiation increases because alcohol’s inhibiting effect on the
gag reflex can trigger choking. Worse, blood alcohol content also
increases while the person is unconscious because the alcohol
trickles into the bloodstream.
There are ways to
determine if a drunk person has gone down with alcohol poisoning.
They will have episodes of slow breathing (no more than eight full
breaths a minute), hypothermia, mental confusion, and a near-comatose
state. In many cases, the person’s skin may be pale or bluish.
It’s never too late to
back off from the edge of self-destruction. If you or your loved ones
encounter a severe case of alcohol poisoning, forensic toxicology
examinations will show the actual extent of the damage to help
medical professionals determine the appropriate interventions.
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