STAGES
OF ACUTE
BLOOD
STAGE
ALCOHOL
CONC
INFLUENCE/INTOXICATION
OF
ALCOHOLIC
INFLUENCE
ENTRATION
rams/100
ALCOHOLIC
mL
CLINICAL SIGNS/SYMPTOMS
Influenceleffects
Subclinical
0.01-0.05
Behavior
Impairment
Mild
Some
by
by
information
Loss
efficiency
Emotional
decreased
inhibitions
and
control
impairment
processing
in
critical performance
instability;
Impairment
tests
talkativeness
attention, judgment
sensory- -motor
or obvious
observation
special
sociability,
Slowed
of
apparent
ordinary
self--confidence;
Diminished
Euphoria
not
normal
detectable
euphoria,
Increased
0.03-0.12
usually
nearly
loss
tests
of critical judgment
of perception,
memory
and
comprehension
Decreased
Excitement
0.09-0.25
sensitory
Reduced
visual
glare
Sensory-
increased
reaction
acuity &
peripheral
incoordination;
sr eech;
Disorientation,
and
slow
impaired
mental
confusion;
emotional
states
Disturbances
of vision
(diplopia,
perception
pain threshold
Increased
muscular
vertigo; dysphoria
(fear,
of color, form,
Increased
balance
drowsiness
vomiting
Exaggerated
Confusion
vision;
recovery
-motor
slurred
0.18-0.30
response;
time
rage,
etc.) and
motion,
incoordination;
grief, etc)
of
dimensions
staggering
gait
ataxia
Apathy
, lethargy
General
inertia; approaching
Markedly
Marked
0.25-0.40
Stupor
decreased
muscular
Vomiting;
Coma
incontinence
Death
M. DUBOWSKI,
temperature
Department
2006
by Kurt M.
Dubowski,
Ph.D.
from
respiratory
of
Oklahoma
of Medicine
City, Oklahoma
and
stand
feces
coma;
anesthesia
reflexes
of circulation
death
Ph.D., D.A. B.C.C.
University
Oklahoma
Reserved
unconsciousness;
Subnormal
Death
The
Copyright
functions
sleep or stupor
or abolished
Possible
All Rights
inability to
of urine
Depressed
Impairment
KURT
incoordination;
consciousness;
Complete
0.45+
of motor
to stimuli
walk
Impaired
0.35-0.50
loss
response
and
arrest
D.A.B.F.T
respiration
or