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Ever wonder just how much alcohol it takes to go over the line? Use
the calculator below to determine your potential blood alcohol level then check
it out on the chart that follows. You can also learn about the clinical
signs and symptoms of intoxication.
Blood
Alcohol Level
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Stage
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Clinical Signs/Symptoms
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0.01 - 0.05
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Sobriety |
 | No apparent influence. |
| Behavior nearly normal by ordinary observation. |
| Slight changes detectable by special tests. |
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| 0.03 - 0.12 |
Euphoria |
| Mild euphoria, sociability, talkativeness. |
| Increased self-confidence; decreased inhibitions. |
| Diminution of attention, judgment and control. |
| Loss of efficiency in finer performance tests. |
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| 0.09 - 0.25 |
Confusion |
| Disorientation, mental confusion; dizziness. |
| Exaggerated emotional states (fear, anger, grief, etc.) |
| Disturbance of sensation (diplopia, etc.) and of perception of color,
form, motion, dimensions. |
| Decreased pain sense. |
| Impaired balance; muscular in coordination; staggering gait, slurred
speech. |
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| 0.18 - 0.30 |
Stupor |
| Apathy; general inertia, approaching paralysis. |
| Markedly decreased response to stimuli. |
| Marked muscular in coordination; inability to stand or walk. |
| Vomiting; incontinence of urine and feces. |
| Impaired consciousness; sleep or stupor. |
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| 0.35 - 0.50 |
Coma |
| Complete unconsciousness; coma; anesthesia. |
| Depressed or abolished reflexes. |
| Subnormal temperature. |
| Incontinence of urine and feces. |
| Embarrassment of circulation and respiration. |
| Possible death. |
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| 0.45 + |
Death |
| Death from respiratory paralysis/ |
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| Prepared from a
table titled: Stages of acute alcoholic influence/intoxication,
created by Kurt M. Dubowski, Ph. D., FAIC, Director, Department of Clinical
Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Oklahoma, School of Medicine,
Oklahoma City, OK. Member, Committee on Alcohol and Drugs, National
Safety Council. |
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