Alcohol Poisoning

Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning:

• Person is staggering, slurred or slowed speech, bobbing head.
• Person is unconscious or semi-conscious and cannot be woken.
• Person has cold, clammy, unusually pale or bluish skin.
• Person is breathing slowly (less than eight times per minute), or breathing irregularly (ten seconds or more between any two breaths).
• Person is vomiting while in and out of consciousness.

What to do:

• Call 9-911 (from campus phone), or 911 (off campus), or take them to Ruby Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department.
• Do not leave the person alone!
• Roll the person on to their side to help avoid choking in case of vomiting.
• If the person stops breathing, administer CPR.
• Don’t hesitate or worry about what the person will think when they sober up. It is always “better to be safe than sorry”. The hospital will not call the police.
• Be aware of WVU's Medical Amnesty policy