Nursing of patients with acute alcoholism.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Nursing of patients with acute alcoholism Acute alcohol intoxication is a single oral dose of ethanol or alcoholic drinks too much, more than the body’s metabolic rate, the occurrence of poisoning caused by accumulation of ethanol. Ethanol inhibition of the central nervous system caused by the state, and there may be recycling digestive and respiratory system dysfunction. In recent years, as people’s living standards, alcohol, alcoholism upward trend in the number of people, and being a younger age. Our department from February 2009 to November 2009 were treated 78 cases of acute alcoholism, the treatment and were cured after the treatment. Now in the process of nursing diagnosis and treatment of the following report. 1 General Information 78 cases of acute alcoholism, 72 male patients, 6 females, aged 18-52 years, mean age 38 years. Treatment time was 30 minutes after drinking -8 hours. 5 cases in which coma. 2 treatment and results The oxygen infusion [naloxone, omeprazole, vitamin C, etc.] symptomatic treatment, the mind turned clear, discharged. The average hospital stay 8-24 hours. Clinical manifestations 3 3.1 excitement: At this point in the excited state of the cerebral cortex, manifested as dizziness, facial flushing or pale, moody. 3.2 ataxia period: excited state disappears, that is, movement disorders appeared, staggering gait, incoherent, slurred speech, nausea, vomiting, rapid heart rate. Coma of 3.3: If the amount of alcohol continues to increase, the patient is transferred to a coma. Deep and slow breathing cyanosis of lips, dilated pupils, or normal, pulse fine speed, low body temperature, the patient became unconscious or because of the brain, respiratory and vasomotor center failure and death. 4 Nursing 4.1 doctor to give oxygen inhalation, to keep the airway clear, clean inside the mouth and nose secretions, nasal catheter oxygen 2-4 liters per minute to