Acute life endangering ethanol intoxication treated in the intensive medical care unit.
Personal observations of 5 cases of acute life-endangering ethanol intoxication who were treated in the intensive medical care unit. The authors discuss the mechanism of ethanol-induced changes and the method used in the treatment of this intoxication. They also request that hospital laboratories should provide facilities for performing blood alcohol level determinations in emergencies.
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000628:therapy*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008875:Middle Aged; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012018:Reflex; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013835:Thiamine Pyrophosphate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001639:Bicarbonates; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D013835:Thiamine Pyrophosphate; D006854:Hydrocortisone