dr inking drivers are responsible for thousands of traffic deaths and injuries, approximately 40% of...
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Drinking drivers are responsible for thousands of traffic deaths and injuries, approximately 40% of all traffic deaths involve drinking drivers.
CHAPTER 4 ALCOHOL
Alcohol is a depressant
It has no nutritional value
It affects all body cells, but especially affects the cells in the brain and the central nervous system.
Equality of a drink
One ounce of pure alcohol
The percentage of alcohol differs by volume
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A standard has been set to determine what is equal to one drink.
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You body can handle about one drink per hour.
Ingestion time:
Absorption
Directly into your blood stream and flows to the brain and CNSIt affects you physically and mentally
The alcohol is filtered out by the liver
90% oxidation or elimination10% burned up
Body burns about one (1) ounce every two (2) hours.
Physical Effects of Alcohol
Reaction time- Time it takes to respond to a stimulus
Coordination- Balance, Hand-eye, foot-eye
Depth & Distance Perception- How far or near is an object
Speed Perception- How fast an object appears to be traveling
Vision- Reflex action that controls the size of your pupils
Mental
Reason- Brain takes longer to figure out simple things
Inhibitions- Loose your sense of consequences.