According to the data of the emergency command center in Chengdu, Sichuan: the year is approaching, the number of gatherings has increased, since January this year, Chengdu 120 has received about 80 cases of alcohol overdose every day, and since January 29, the average daily call for help has reached about 120 cases.
Infusion area. The party shouted "120", and there were more than 100 cases of alcohol overdose calling for help every day.
Mr. Yang, who runs a barbecue restaurant, told the Red Star News reporter that at about 11 p.m. on January 27, the store welcomed a group of customers, and during the meal, the guests were in high spirits, "drank for two or three hours", and suddenly an ambulance came at about 2 o'clock in the morning the next day, saying that one of the ladies was "so drunk that she couldn't wake up." He later learned that during the meal, the lady drank baijiu, "drinking and drinking." Seeing that he couldn't wake her up, his companion then called 120 for emergency services**.
The reporter learned that the New Year is approaching, and such first-aid scenes are also staged in many places in Chengdu. The Chengdu Emergency Command Center said that there are generally more gatherings on holidays, and the number of calls for help caused by excessive alcohol caused by drinking at mass banquets will also increase.
According to the statistics of the center, since January this year, Chengdu 120 has received about 80 daily calls for help related to alcohol overdose, and since January 29, the average daily number of calls for help has been obvious, reaching about 120 cases.
Among them, the number of calls for help on various festivals has increased significantly, "158 cases on New Year's Day and 157 cases on February 2 (Chinese New Year's Eve in the north)." "The peak hours of calling for help are mainly concentrated in 20:00 and 03:00 the next day," of which 22:00 23:00 and 00:00 01:00 are two peaks", most of the places for calling for help are restaurants, restaurants, hot pot restaurants, hotels, bars, KTVs and other places, the ratio of male and female patients is about 4:1, and most of the ages are concentrated in 20 and 50 years old, "According to the medical records, the more prominent ages are 20 years old, 25 years old, 30 years old, and 40 years old. ”
Emergency Physician: Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to serious complications and even death.
According to Jiang Peng, the attending doctor of the emergency department of Chengdu Second People's Hospital, the hospital has recently received a large number of patients who drink too much, "There are several cases every day, especially at night." "After it is delivered, they will check the patient's condition, if it is a small dose of alcohol for a short period of time, only vomiting, dizziness and other symptoms, the doctor will give symptomatic rehydration, wake up**, generally no sequelae. However, if the patient drinks too much alcohol for a long time, it can cause gastric mucosal erosion, gastric ulcer, acute pancreatitis and other diseases, and even acute gastrointestinal bleeding, sepsis and other serious complications.
Jiang Peng said that although drinking alcohol is fun, drinking too much alcohol can also lead to a variety of diseases. Cases of death due to excessive alcohol consumption have also occurred from time to time, and he appealed to the general public to drink alcohol in moderation.
Q: What are the complications of drinking too much alcohol?
Jiang Peng: Symptoms of acute alcoholism include emotional instability, perceptual and memory impairment, vision loss, balance disorders, dizziness, double vision, slurred speech, unconscious, sensory loss, decreased hearing and touch, and excessive reflex inhibition. Excessive alcohol consumption may also inhibit the body's respiratory center, causing respiratory failure and life-threatening.
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Drinking alcohol hurts the stomach, and excessive alcohol consumption may cause severe vomiting, resulting in a torn cardia, resulting in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, which is even life-threatening in severe cases. At the same time, when alcohol enters the human body to a certain dose, it may lead to ischemia, hypoxia and necrosis of the gastric mucosa, and even gastric bleeding and gastric perforation. Acute pancreatitis: The most common acute pancreatitis in China is biliary disease, hyperlipidemia, alcohol consumption, and overeating. People with biliary tract diseases and hyperlipidemia are more likely to induce acute pancreatitis after drinking. Because drinking alcohol can cause strong contraction of the gallbladder, once the small stones are squeezed into the biliary tract, it may cause the accumulation and retention of bile and pancreatic juice, causing acute biliary pancreatitis. "Fragments": Alcohol is an anesthetic that stimulates the brain, it turns off the brain's inhibitory function, and when the brain can't withstand the stimulation of alcohol, it takes a short break. Often "fragmented", the cerebellum will gradually atrophy, memory loss, thinking slowness, limb tremor and other manifestations of human neurological dysfunction. Rhabdomyolysis: Excessive drinkers often fall asleep, and once the limb is inactive, avascular necrosis of the muscles may occur in the area of pressure for a long time, and even lead to rhabdomyolysis. When the limb is relieved of compression, myoglobin released by muscle lysis can block the renal tubules, often leading to acute renal failure. Choking: When drinking, you tend to eat a lot of food, and once the vomit accidentally enters the trachea after being drunk, it may cause aspiration pneumonia or even suffocation, which can lead to respiratory and cardiac arrest. Accidental Injuries: Injuries such as self-harm, falls, and traffic accidents can occur due to delirium after being drunk.
Q: It is said that drinking alcohol is moderate, so this "degree" is **?
Jiang Peng: The Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022) recommends that children, adolescents, pregnant women, and lactating mothers should not drink alcohol. Normal people should also control the amount of alcohol they drink, and it is recommended that adults drink no more than 15 grams of alcohol in 1 day. And 15 grams is equivalent to a bottle of 450 ml of beer, about 150 ml of wine, 50 ml of 38-degree liquor, and about 30 ml of 52-degree liquor.
Q: Under what circumstances should I be sent to the hospital in time?
Jiang Peng: If you find that the drinker has drowsiness, lethargy, weak breathing, slow and rapid pulse, abnormal excitement, or if you find that your blood sugar or blood pressure is low when you have the conditions to measure it, you should call 120 or send it to the hospital in time.
It is important to note that if the drinker has frequent and violent vomiting, or even black, brown or bright red vomit, it is important to send the drinker to the hospital as soon as possible, and it is also necessary to prevent the drinker from suffocating the airway due to the blockage of the airway by the vomit during the transfer process.
A little more law.
Q: If I die after drinking, is the co-drinker liable?
Lawyer Lin Xiaoming, a partner of Sichuan Yishang Law Firm: When the other party is clearly aware that the other party cannot drink or is unwilling to drink, he uses words or behaviors to persuade or stimulates or urges the other party to drink, and fails to perform the rescue obligation caused by statutory or prior acts, then the corresponding act of persuasion will constitute infringement. If the person or property of the person being advised is damaged as a result of the aforesaid acts of the person advised to drink, the person who advises the person to drink shall be liable for compensation for the losses of the advised person according to the responsibility and degree of fault.
In addition, co-drinkers may be held liable for acts or omissions in certain circumstances. For example, if a co-drinker is aware of a potential danger but fails to provide timely assistance, such as a drunk co-drinker who falls and fails to provide the necessary assistance, resulting in serious injury or death, the co-drinker may be held liable.
That is to say, if the co-drinker, especially the organizer or active participant of the drinking party, fails to fulfill the responsibility of safety care for the drinkers at the same table, "such as preventing him from drunk driving, failing to escort him home safely, etc.", unless the person at the same table does not drink alcohol and does not persuade him to drink, or coax or echo him, "If he drinks together, as long as he has persuaded him to drink, he has not been escorted home safely, he has not been discouraged when he sees the car, or he has not been sent to the hospital when he is very drunk, he will be held responsible." ”
*: Chengdu Business Daily