Introduction: In Slovenia, people too often use alcohol for entertainment and relaxation. This is often due to the lack of knowledge about safe and responsible alcohol handling. In emergency activity, the contact with acute alcohol intoxication is almost on a daily basis. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma thesis is to present the signs through which the poisoner is identified, the first measures of urgent medical assistance in case of alcohol poisoning, the role of nurses in poisoning and possible guidelines for emergency medical assistance. Methods: The literature search period went on from March 2017 to April 2018. Scientific and professional articles were searched in the MEDLINE database (PubNet) and CINAHL with full text. Literature was also searched via the World Wide Web, where we used the Google Scholar search engine and with the help of the bibliographic - catalogue database of Slovenian libraries COBIB.SI. We included 33 units of literature. Results: Signs that indicate alcohol poisoning are a weakened consciousness, a strong smell of alcohol, a reddened and sweaty face, a strong heartbeat, deep breathing, and disturbances in consciousness. By correct measures and their sequence at the site of poisoning, the paramedics reduce mortality, permanent consequences, or at least shorten the time spent on treatment in the hospital. Most importantly, they provide and maintain basic life functions. During nursing, nurses strive to gain patient's trust and establish a partnership relationship. It is very important to include health education in their work and motivate the patient to drop harmful alcohol consumption. There are no guidelines that merely touch the procedures for acute poisoning, so rescue workers often serve good clinical practices. Discussion and conclusion: Alcohol has become a widespread drug, which is tolerated very well by society. Despite the consequences of harmful drinking, people are unaware of the harm that alcohol can cause. It is therefore necessary for individuals to be aware of the responsibility and awareness of the consequences of drinking alcohol. It is important for people to spend leisure time actively with friends, children, family, to devote themselves to each other and forget about alcohol.
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