Citation

Menecier P, Rotheval L. Soins Gerontol. 2017; 22(123): 21-24.

Vernacular Title

L’ivresse alcoolique dans la vieillesse.

Affiliation

Centre hospitalier de Mâcon, boulevard Louis-Escande, 71018 Mâcon cedex, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Masson Editeur)

DOI

10.1016/j.sger.2016.11.004

PMID

28224958

Abstract

Acute alcohol intoxication occurs in elderly subjects. Drunkenness appears in banal clinical forms in geriatrics: falls, dizziness or confusion. Elderly people are more vulnerable to alcohol and need less alcohol to become intoxicated. Age does not exclude the possibility of receiving alcohol addiction treatment. Broaching the subject with an elderly person, the day after a drunken episode, is useful and recommended.

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Language: fr

Keywords

acute alcohol intoxication; alcohol; alcool; care; elderly person; intoxication éthylique aiguë; misuse; mésusage; soins; sujet âgé