Doctors astounded: drunken man survives astronomical blood-alcohol level

[fruitfly]

Doctors astounded: drunken man survives astronomical blood-alcohol level
Canadian Press
Tuesday, January 04, 2005

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Incredulous doctors made five blood tests on a drunken man to confirm he had a blood-alcohol content of 0.914, far above the usual life-threatening range, police and doctors said Tuesday.

The 67-year old man, whose name was not released, was hospitalized Dec. 20, when a car knocked him down on a street in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

A breath test showed an incredibly high blood alcohol level, but police officers thought the result was inaccurate because the man was conscious and talked with them, said Col. Angel Rangelov, head of police in Plovdiv.

Laboratory analysis of five subsequent blood samples taken the same day confirmed that the man had had a blood-alcohol level of 0.914, Rangelov said. A blood-alcohol level of 0.55 is usually considered life threatening.

The man was reported in stable condition after treatment for head injuries.

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[Gaz_hmmmm]

That guy must have one hell of a tolerance!

 

[armadilliO]

Oh my.

Hey, atleast he wouldn't have been in any pain from being run over

 

[Witch Doctor]

hhaha man, spot the alcho. thats a crazy reading.. i cant even imagine drinking that much!

 

[psychetool]

just curious, how much alcohol would that take ? a whole gallon yourself ? more ?

 

[armadilliO]

Maybe he was drinking Ether.

I wonder if that stuff would confuzzle breathalyzers.

"10.5% ?! what the fuck?"

 

[indianaroller]

Yeah but doctors gave him blood tests.

 

[Stricklyrubbadub]

Those Eastern Europeans can handle there liqueur

 

[Mean Girl]

His liver would look awesome on one of those ads where they cut them open and show you the physical damage of drinking

 

[pa..]

That is nuts. A friend of mine had to be hospitalized one time and his blood alcohol level was 0.26. He was still conscious, but very fucking retarded.

 

[ice-9]

he must get invited to all the vampire parties

 

[digital_phreedom]

wow.. i've seen people pass out and vomit all over themselves while still under a .3

 

[Dj_TranceMadness]

daaaamn ...and he was 67 too! AND consciously talkin to the cops......thts one crazy old man

 

[stpbuddhakween]

this guy is my new hero.
how is that even possible?


thats amazing


wow




he should give a seminar on how to get that drunk, id take it.

 

[PityTheFool]

he should give a seminar on how to get that drunk, id take it.

Not for me; I don't want to spend that much money on booze

Maybe that guy decided to save some money and shoot himself up with the alcohol, a bit like people do with heroin/meth. A BAC of 0.9% is absolutely ridiculous when people can easily die from 0.45%.

 

[Mad Out Of It]

man that guy should get a medal or something.

 

[HobbyIsBowling]

I was going to send this to some of my friends, but the original link is broken.

 

[troublemaker_420]

That is nuts. A friend of mine had to be hospitalized one time and his blood alcohol level was 0.26. He was still conscious, but very fucking retarded.

Hmmmm.....I once had a bloodtest come out at .242 as a result of a DWI charge. I was nowhere near hospitalization, and the officers were amazed i was coherent enough to answer the questions fully and accurately. it was my one and only DWI chare, and I fully deserved it.

 

[TheDEA.org]

Assuming even distribution of the alcohol through the body, a 180 pound man would have to drink about two liters of hard liquor in a relatively short period of time to get near a 1% BAC.

 

[$n0w]

Fuck a singing career, this guy should be our american idol!