Alcohol Poisoning

What Alcohol Poisoning Looks Like 

• Person is asleep and can’t be woken up
• Breathing is slow or irregular
• Skin/lips are cold, clammy, pale or bluish
• Person is vomiting while passed out

The Dangers

• If someone with alcohol poisoning is left untreated, they can suffer from hypothermia, irregular heart beat and breathing, low blood sugar (leads to seizures), severe dehydration and death.
• Even if the person lives, an alcohol overdose can cause irreversible brain damage.

What to Do

• Stay calm.
• Turn the person on his or her side to prevent choking while vomiting.
• Do not leave the person alone or let him or her “sleep it off.”
• Call 911 immediately. He or she probably has alcohol poisoning, which could be fatal or cause serious health problems.