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A study of acute alcohol influence (heavy drinker) on sudden unexpected death were analyzed as to age, sex, cause of death and along with the lethal blood alcohol content. Patterns were similar for alcohol-related conditions in both males and females. • Samples of blood were obtained from the femoral vein and from the heart in the course of 75 autopsies. Every day in the United States, about 30 people lose their lives in a car accident involving alcohol and about 6 people die from alcohol poisoning . Extreme doses may result in a respiratory depression, coma, or death. Alcohol dependence (alcoholism) was identified as a factor in 30% of alcohol poisoning deaths. At levels above 0.40, there is a risk of coma and death. A Colorado man who died of alcohol poisoning had his death classified as due to the coronavirus, possibly shedding light on a skewed virus death toll in the state, according to a report on Thursday. A full autopsy report on George Floyd, the man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police last month, reveals that he was positive … 0000003299 00000 n
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