Abuse of alcohol and its related problems is pervasive in EMS patients. Alcohol consumption causes immediate illness and injury, but it also has a cumulative negative health impact. In many EMS calls, alcohol is the likely cause or a relevant contributor to our patient’s problems. In this RapidCE lesson we will first seek to understand alcoholism and then explore the disease conditions of chronic alcoholism.

“Very interesting. I learned some things about alcoholism that I did not know.” Paramedic user comment

“Good review about dealing with alcoholic patients.” Paramedic user comment

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Tags: Alcoholism, diease, EMS, RapidCE

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