FRHD 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Blood Alcohol Content, Fortified Wine, Cardiac Arrhythmia
4 Dec 2016
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Chapter 12: alcohol and tobacco use, misuse, and abuse. One standard bottle or can, 355ml of beer (5% alcohol) One glass, 148ml of table wine (12% alcohol) One small glass, 74ml of fortified wine (20% alcohol) One shot, 44ml of distilled spirits (50% alcohol) Proof: a number that is twice the percentage of alcohol. Blood alcohol concentration: the percentage of alcohol in the blood. Ten drinks a week for women, with a maximum of no more than two drinks per most days. Fifteen drinks a week for men, with a maximum of no more than three drinks per most days. On special occasions a maximum of no more than three drinks for women and four drinks for men on any single occasion. If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding, the safest choice is no alcohol at all. Intoxication: an abnormal state that is essentially a poisoning.
