Many drink alcohol to have fun with friends or to cheer up when they are depressed. But how to get rid of intoxication? After all, often such gatherings turn into real booze when alcohol is consumed in unlimited quantities. Therefore, it is extremely important to know how to quickly move away from the destructive effects of alcohol on the psyche and coordination, as well as how to quickly remove the terrible state of alcohol intoxication. Although, as a rule, the “culprit” himself cannot help himself, so his relatives will have to do this.
Why do people get drunk
The reason for alcohol intoxication is banal: alcohol enters the bloodstream, which poisons the human body. After all, our body fights with it, because for it it is a real poison. Absorption of alcohol usually occurs through the stomach. That is why people try to immediately induce vomiting: this way you can free the stomach from the remnants of a toxic substance.
Symptoms of alcohol intoxication are the following signs:
- redness of the skin of the face, shiny eyes;
- pupils dilate;
- there are violations associated with facial expressions, coordination of movements, orientation in space;
- rapid and unreasonable sweating (this is how the body tries to get rid of alcohol);
- violations of the rhythm of breathing and heartbeat;
- constant urge to vomit;
- sometimes convulsions begin, caused by a sharp decrease in blood sugar;
- possible loss of consciousness.
As soon as you notice signs of intoxication, it is important to know what to do in order to help the drunk move away from such a state as quickly as possible, to relieve symptoms with the least harm to his health.
How to improve the condition after a libation
If your loved one is “drunk to the board”, then it is extremely important to know how to improve his condition, bring him to his senses. That’s what first aid is for. Since intoxication occurs due to the absorption of alcohol into the blood, it must be immediately reduced. To do this, let the person drink crushed tablets of activated charcoal, which will significantly reduce the flow of alcohol into the blood.
After about 15 minutes, you can try to make the drunk vomit. This is an excellent way to quickly remove from the body the remnants of alcohol that has not yet been digested, and other harmful substances. Some replace it with a laxative, but such an event can only be carried out at home. After the patient has emptied the stomach, it is necessary to do a lavage. This procedure is performed only with clean and boiled water. And do not force a drunk to walk or do any exercises, trying to help him sober up.
First aid for alcohol intoxication also includes the intake of strong tea. You can make both a green and a black drink, because both types have useful antioxidants that cleanse the body of harmful substances and contribute to the rapid removal of alcohol from the blood. The main thing is that you do not give drunk coffee, as this drink only enhances the feeling of intoxication, and it will be even more difficult to get out of this state, and to remove alcohol too.
To reduce the hangover syndrome with severe intoxication, it is advised to drink water with lemon at night.
Sometimes it happens that when a person is intoxicated, breathing problems begin. This is extremely serious, so medical therapy is needed here. In this case, 0.5 ml of lobelin or cytiton is usually injected intramuscularly to bring him out of such a frightening state. This will help to quickly restore normal human breathing even with total alcohol intoxication.
Helping an unconscious drunk
It also happens that a person gets drunk until he loses consciousness. Treatment in this condition is extremely important, because without it the victim will take a long time to recover. Naturally, it is unsafe to induce vomiting in an unconscious state, since the patient can simply choke on vomit. So all you can do is call an ambulance.
It is important to create all conditions so that the patient is safe before her arrival. To do this, you should follow a few rules. You must clearly understand what you can and what you should never do while intoxicated.
| Need | It is forbidden |
| The main thing you can do is call an ambulance. | It is not necessary to give the patient to re-use alcohol “for a hangover.” |
| If a person is lying or sitting, then it is worth turning him on his side, because this position is the safest. Lying on his back, he can choke on vomit. Leaving him lying on his stomach can cause breathing difficulties. | It is not safe to induce vomiting in an unconscious patient, since the patient can simply choke on the vomited from the stomach. |
| Be sure to stay close to the victim until the ambulance arrives! | Do not pour cool water on the patient, because this is guaranteed to lead to violations of thermoregulation in the body. |
As you can see, there are not many ways to restore the normal functioning of a person with severe intoxication. In any case, first aid is aimed at removing alcohol from the blood. It will take a long time to recover from the drunken state, which is caused by alcohol poisoning. So, for sure, the patient will regret more than once that he decided to drink!