Treatment for alcoholism

We often hear news about deaths caused by drinking. In fact, a big factor of death caused by drinking is alcohol poisoning. Therefore, once we have symptoms of alcohol poisoning, we must know how to deal with it. We must first understand what alcohol poisoning is, how to deal with it, and what the clinical manifestations of alcohol poisoning are.

Once alcohol poisoning occurs, the patient will experience symptoms of nausea and vomiting. In addition, alcohol poisoning will also cause symptoms such as dizziness and incontinence, so we must know how to treat alcohol poisoning.

Treatment for alcoholism

1. Nausea and vomiting;

2. Dizziness, delirium, and agitation;

3. In severe cases, patients may suffer from coma, incontinence, and respiratory depression;

Treatment principles

1. Eliminate poison (induce vomiting, gastric lavage, and catharsis).

2. Use antidote.

3. Symptomatic and supportive treatment.

Medication principles

1. For patients with mild to moderate poisoning, rehydration, furosemide and naloxone can be used for treatment.

2. For those with severe poisoning, hormones, dehydration and intracranial pressure reduction should be added for treatment.

3. Symptomatic treatment should be strengthened for patients with concurrent gastrointestinal bleeding.

Above we introduced what alcohol poisoning is. We know that drinking too much can easily lead to alcohol poisoning. The above article introduced in detail the treatment methods of alcohol poisoning. Although preventing alcohol poisoning is important, if we have alcohol poisoning, we should also use the above measures to treat it.