Acute alcohol poisoning is a common disease among alcohol drinkers, which refers to a toxic disease in which patients drink too much alcohol at once, causing the central nervous system to remain in an excited state for a long time, and then transition from an excited state to an inhibited state. Acute alcohol poisoning can cause disturbances in the patient's circulatory, digestive, and respiratory systems, which can seriously endanger the patient's life.
In the emergency room of a hospital, if a patient with acute alcohol poisoning is received, all vital signs of the poisoned patient should be immediately measured, and the vomit and nasal secretions in the poisoned patient's mouth should be checked and cleared. During the examination, the patient's head should be tilted to the side to maintain smooth breathing. Patients with autonomous breathing disorders should immediately receive oxygen supply.
For patients with good vital signs and clear consciousness, emetic therapy can be used. The patient should be given an appropriate amount of warm water to stimulate their throat and achieve emetic effect until they have vomited all the contents of their stomach. But for patients with severe poisoning and confusion, gastric tubes can be used to induce vomiting treatment. The main method is to insert the gastric tube into the nasal cavity of alcohol poisoning patients and use physiological saline to help patients with gastric lavage.
Most patients with alcohol poisoning are accompanied by emotional instability and limb twitching. Mild cases of acute poisoning do not require special treatment, as long as they rest in bed, they can recover automatically. Severe acute poisoning patients often experience hypotension, hypoglycemia, and acidosis. The patient should be injected with 50% glucose solution and B vitamins, and given naloxone to promote wakefulness. At the same time, patients can be given medication such as misoprostol and sucralfate to protect the gastric mucosa. However, it is important to note that patients should not be given strong sedatives such as morphine and lidocaine to prevent respiratory depression in alcohol poisoning patients. For patients with more severe conditions such as severe traumatic brain injury, after admission, they should be treated with pressurized intravenous infusion of 20% mannitol 250ML and steroid drugs to reduce intracranial pressure and alleviate brain edema. Pay close attention to patient awareness and vital signs to prevent accidents from occurring.
For patients with acute alcohol poisoning, most of them will experience varying degrees of consciousness disorders, accompanied by symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Therefore, when nursing patients, nurses should place the patient's head on one side to prevent vomiting from flowing into the patient's airway and causing suffocation. At the same time, when caring for patients, the color and amount of vomit should be observed at all times to facilitate doctors in determining the degree of damage to their gastric mucosa.
After the condition of acute alcohol poisoning patients gradually stabilizes, caregivers should follow the doctor's advice and let patients take more fruit juice, water, etc., which can not only restore physical strength, but also protect the gastric mucosa and increase urine output, so that the alcohol in the patient's body can be eliminated faster.
Most alcohol poisoning patients experience guilt and self blame when they wake up after drinking alcohol. Family members should advise them in a timely manner, and at the same time, it should be popularized that excessive drinking will bring a series of physical and mental harm. And strict supervision should be placed on intoxicated individuals, and they must not be left alone to avoid irreversible situations.
In summary, acute alcohol poisoning is a common disease among most drinkers, especially during holidays when gathering with friends and family. It is important to remember not to drink excessively. But when patients with acute alcohol poisoning appear, they should be quickly taken to the hospital, and foreign objects in the patient's mouth and nasal mucosal secretions should be checked and cleaned at any time. At the same time, the patient's head should be tilted to the side to maintain smooth breathing. If necessary, the patient should be induced to vomit. When arriving at the hospital, the patient's condition should be reported to the doctor. The above are emergency measures to save patients with acute alcohol poisoning.