alcohol withdrawal
DESCRIPTION
Graphic on alcohol withdrawal. It is a good overview for an emergency room professional and might explain to family why their loved one is, potentially, in a lot of trouble.TRANSCRIPT
Begins 3-5 days after last drink
Occurs in less than 5% of withdrawal
Marked by disorientation and global confusion
Mortality 2-10%
Death—cardiovascular, metabolic, or infection
Occur within 12-48 hours of last drink
3-10% people in withdrawal develop hallucinations
Duration varies
Usually visual (pink elephants
Occasionally auditory, tactile (fornication), or olfactory
Taken from:
http://www.acponline.org/about_acp/chapters/mt/bsky12_kronenberger.pdf
NIAAA
Raging Alcoholic
Occurs within 6-48 hours of last drink
3-15% of untreated suffer grand mal seizures
Rish increased by duration of alcohol abuse
40% are single, (home alone)
30% of untreated go on to delirium tremens (dts)
Reduce symptoms
Prevent seizures
Prevent delirium tremens
Prevent medical complications
17 Million People with AUD (alcohol use disorder)
85,000 people die from alcohol related causes in the U.S.
(NIaaa)
500,000 epidodes of withdrawal requiring medication per
year
15-36% people admitted to hospitals have auds
8% general hospital admissions get withdrawal
16% post surgical patients get withdrawal
Symptoms appear within 6-36 hours of last drink
13-71 % of alcohol dependent patients experience symptoms
Caused by autonomic hyperactivity