drunken man survives astronomical blood-alcohol level

[maddogchen]

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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.

Daaaammmmnnnn.... thats a lot of booze. :shocked:

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
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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.

Daaaammmmnnnn.... thats a lot of booze. :shocked:

Was it Wade Boggs?

 

[PoPPeR]

does that mean he had almost as much alcohol in him than he did blood?

 

[Red]

I blew a .038 when I got public intoxication at age 18. He had 24 times more alcohol in his blood than I did yet I'm the one who gets in trouble!

 

[txxxx]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
does that mean he had almost as much alcohol in him than he did blood?

WTF?!

 

[Rogue]

We arrested a Vietnam era Sergeant Major on post one night who had a .84 BAC. He ran away from us and we had to catch him. He was pretty damn fast too for his age and level of intoxication.

 

[Analog]

Postscript: Anyone have a Liver?

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
does that mean he had almost as much alcohol in him than he did blood?

LOL no. more like almost 1%

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
does that mean he had almost as much alcohol in him than he did blood?

LOL no. more like almost 1%

exactly
.9 of 1 percent
not 90 percent

 

[Hankerton]

We gave ourselves a breathalizer over near years just for sh!ts and giggles and I blew a .12 and felt wasted. I can't imagine what it must be like to be even twice that.

 

[Howard]

A modern-day Rasputin.

 

[MX2]

Alcohol-Blood Content

 

[Spencer278]

Damn that guy can hold his liqure. His BAC was higher then the alcohol content in utah beers.

 

[MrChad]

Bulgaria

Not surprised. Those Eastern Europeans can hold their liquor!

 

[Safeway]

That is insane. Forget "holding his liquor", what the fvck about alcohol poisoning? He can't stop that...

 

[Jzero]

Sounds like he had too much blood in his alcohol stream!

 

[Dubb]

the old ledgend about townes van zant was that his doctors told him not to stop drinking, that if he did, he'd go into shock and die.

wonder if this might be a similar case?

 

[Modeps]

Broadway Joe?

 

[T2T III]

All I can say is: :beer: :beer:

 

[Colt45]

People from the balkans know how to drink

 

[Deeko]

Eh, I was higher than that last night.

 

[Josh]

He can drink anyone under the table! :beer:

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: Josh
He can drink anyone under the table! :beer:

he can drink any 3+ people under the table :Q

 

[tami]

interesting story. i guess that there's an average of 0.55 for life threatening. but some people can really hold their liquor and have abnormal bodies.

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: Josh
He can drink anyone under the table! :beer:

No doubt about that at all. :beer: