All triage presentations
Toxicology

Alcohol intoxication

ED triage front-load checklist

Quick view

Lead with the essentials

  1. 1Amount and last drink
  2. 2Normal pattern
  3. 3Co-ingestants
  4. 4Trauma/fall/head strike
  5. 5GCS
  6. 6BGL
  7. 7Vomiting/aspiration risk
  8. 8Focal deficit
  9. 9Ambulation
  10. 10Withdrawal/seizure history
Front-load

Key points

  • Amount and last drink.
  • Normal pattern.
  • Co-ingestants.
  • Trauma/fall/head strike.
  • GCS.
  • BGL.
  • Vomiting/aspiration risk.
  • Focal deficit.
  • Ambulation.
  • Withdrawal/seizure history.
  • Is presentation consistent with simple intoxication?