June 20, 2009
Q: What is the proper amount of time to observe a drunk?
A: It depends on when your shift ends.
A: Long enough for them to be just sober enough to go out and start drinking again before they start to withdraw (then again, we often see the same drunk 3 or 4 times a day).
When they can walk and start asking for food……In our ER (ED) we figure that’s about as sober as they ever get!
When they can walk and blow under 300 >> (that is, when you SAY they’ve blown below 300) off to detox they go!
I like your rule too hehe.
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June 20, 2009 at 11:01 pm
A: Long enough for them to be just sober enough to go out and start drinking again before they start to withdraw (then again, we often see the same drunk 3 or 4 times a day).
June 21, 2009 at 6:07 pm
When they can walk and start asking for food……In our ER (ED) we figure that’s about as sober as they ever get!
June 30, 2009 at 2:06 pm
When they can walk and blow under 300 >> (that is, when you SAY they’ve blown below 300) off to detox they go!
I like your rule too
hehe.