This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Complications

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

Complications include:

  • hypoglycaemia - particularly important in young children, secondary to inhibition of gluconeogenesis, and typically occuring within six to thirty six hours of ingestion
  • aspiration pneumonia
  • hypothermia - alcohol reduces an individual's sensitivity to cold, and does not warm the body as popularly thought. In addition, collapse in a cold place can result in hypothermia.

Create an account to add page annotations

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page