Alcohol depresses nerves that control involuntary actions such as breathing and the gag reflex (which prevents choking). A fatal dose of alcohol will eventually stop these functions.
Critical Signs for Alcohol Poisoning
Mental confusion, stupor, coma, or person cannot be roused.
Vomiting.
Seizures.
Slow breathing (fewer than eight breaths per minute).
Irregular breathing (10 seconds or more between breaths).
Hypothermia (low body temperature), bluish skin color, paleness.
What Can Happen to Someone With Alcohol Poisoning That Goes Untreated?
Victim chokes on his or her own vomit.
Breathing slows, becomes irregular, or stops.
Heart beats irregularly or stops.
Hypothermia (low body temperature).
Hypoglycemia (too little blood sugar) leads to seizures.
Untreated severe dehydration from vomiting can cause seizures, permanent brain damage, or death.
All info swiped from the Web... just putting it down here as notes for NaNoWriMo.
Passes out -> not breathing much -> 911, ambulance ->slips into coma in ambulance -> time in hospital in coma, then wakes up, then recovery time, liver damage still needs to be fixed, heart monitored, etc., then finally released
Names:
Anthony (Tony) Castellano
Sara Taylor
Ian Miller, Anthony's friend
Calvin Fitzpatrick, the other boy
Other good names:
Jeff, Brian, Will, Mark, Dan
Nora, Hannah, Kirstin, Maria, Liz
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