When drunk, alcohol reduces people's ability to judge risk and numbs their limbs and makes them unable to stand up.
If you lie down outside in such a daze, at first you may just feel cold in your body, and after a while, in order to protect the core temperature and the function of various organs, the body will reduce the ability of the limbs to move, and the muscles will involuntarily tremble and struggle to generate heat.
When the core temperature drops to a certain level and the organs cannot function properly, the heart will slowly stop beating and the breathing will gradually stop...
It is almost the Spring Festival, and it is inevitable that there will be some occasions where drinks are needed. But please don't be greedy! Drink slowly, do not suddenly drink a lot of alcohol, if it is obvious that you drink more, it is recommended to be accompanied when traveling.
If you encounter someone who is frozen on the road, be sure to call 120 or 110. The minimum core body temperature recorded for rescue by rewarming is currently 13.7°C.
Your act of kindness may save a life!
Review expert: Zhang Minghua | Chief Physician of the Department of Burn Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
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