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By Mayo Clinic staffAlcohol poisoning treatment usually involves supportive care while your body rids itself of the alcohol. This typically includes:
- Careful monitoring.
- Prevention of breathing or choking problems.
- Oxygen therapy.
- Fluids given through a vein (intravenously) to prevent dehydration.
- The use of thiamin and glucose, as needed. These nutrients may help prevent a serious complication of alcohol poisoning.
Adults and children who have accidentally consumed methanol or isopropyl alcohol may need kidney dialysis — a mechanical way of filtering waste and toxins from your system — to speed the removal of alcohol from their bloodstream.
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