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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

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Klein 2018) Despite the high risk of pathology and decompensation, many patients with presumed alcohol intoxication can be evaluated and discharged without any labs or imaging. Any report of trauma should prompt evaluation with imaging. Any facial or scalp lacerations, abrasions, ecchymosis, or deformities should prompt imaging.