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20. I will also be strongly convincing him to seek additional help to get himself off alcohol....

Mon Jul 5, 2021, 07:05 AM

Jul 2021

I have a close friend who is a nurse practitioner. I called him immediately but his availability at 3am was lacking. He will likely call me back as soon as he wakes up. But until that happens, I'm gonna just stay close to this guy until he wakes up and drinks some water...

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Prop him on his side so if he vomits he won't aspirate. That's the big risk right now. Murphyb849 Jul 2021 #1

The first two times he vomited he was upright on the couch. I just moved him on his side ColinC Jul 2021 #3

Everyone should have a friend like you 😊 Murphyb849 Jul 2021 #5

Thanks! Do you second the guy at the bottom to take him to he emergency room? ColinC Jul 2021 #6

Let him sleep it off in a safe position. Murphyb849 Jul 2021 #9

Thanks! ColinC Jul 2021 #11

WHAT THE FUCK??? CALL 911, DON'T POST ON DU LOOKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE!!! AZ8theist Jul 2021 #25

Google is your friend Lochloosa Jul 2021 #2

Thanks. Got the pillows there. ColinC Jul 2021 #13

Ummm, why not taken him to the nearest emergency room? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #4

That would also be my advice, he needs to be seen by a doctor Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #10

I am very seriously considering calling 911. He is telling me not to ColinC Jul 2021 #12

I've been there myself, I went through detox in 2008. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #14

A friend had drunk serious amount of vodka. We took him to ER. empedocles Jul 2021 #15

I've known people admitted for alcohol poisoning before and they definitely don't send them home Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #16

What kind of reaction? ColinC Jul 2021 #17

Withdrawl. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #18

Yeah I'm not gonna drink with him ever again. Actually this incident might have convinced me ColinC Jul 2021 #19

I will also be strongly convincing him to seek additional help to get himself off alcohol.... ColinC Jul 2021 #20

Well, I still think he's likely to need medication to get him through withdrawal Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #22

Tell him about it all when he wakes up. TNNurse Jul 2021 #7

Absolutely. Right now I just want to make sure he wakes up in the best way possible lol ColinC Jul 2021 #8

Please keep us posted and let us know if he - and you - come through this okay. Please? dixiechiken1 Jul 2021 #21

Definitely will! ColinC Jul 2021 #24

Called 911. He is fine and turned down services. ColinC Jul 2021 #33

Call fukin 911. If it turns out that you waited too long to call, what are you going to do? 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #23

Call 911 Danmel Jul 2021 #26

If he died without you calling 911 earlier for help ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 #27

And it is possible to die from too much alcohol Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #30

They came. He refused medical services and emts said that he was fine after they checked him. ColinC Jul 2021 #32

Maybe you should have cut off his alcohol earlier? left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 #28

That's super helpful right now Loki Liesmith Jul 2021 #29

Vomiting likleluy saved him this time Warpy Jul 2021 #31

Called 911. They checked him up. He's fine. ColinC Jul 2021 #34

Is he normally a heavy drinker? Ligyron Jul 2021 #35

I don't know for sure, but I think it is just a rare night where he overindulged. ColinC Jul 2021 #36

Yeah, it kind of sounds like that to me. Ligyron Jul 2021 #37