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Alcohol Effects

In this section you will review:

Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BAC)
Factors that Affect a Person’s Blood Alcohol Concentration
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
How to Recognize the Signs of Intoxication

One way to reduce risk of injury and thereby reduce liability is to recognize signs and to respond responsibly to prevent problems before they start. If you can spot trouble signs before a problem occurs and act to avoid it, you have taken the most important step to reducing liability.

Alcohol is a drug that slows down the central nervous system.
Drinks which have the same amount of alcohol will have the same effect on the drinker (standard drinks).
Alcohol acts on the brain to alter a person’s mental and physical condition (slows down reaction time, impairs judgment and reduces inhibitions).
Blood Alcohol Concentration, or BAC, is a measurement of alcohol in the blood.
Many factors influence BAC. The two most important factors are how much alcohol is consumed and over what time period.
Intoxication can occur well before major behavioural signs show. Being alert to small behaviour changes can help the server prevent obvious intoxication.
Similar amounts consumed may produce different BAC results for different people, and even different results for the same person in different situations.
Alcohol increases the risk of hypothermia (lowers body temperature and reduces the ability to notice warning signs).



	Management Version		Alcohol Effects In this section you will review: Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BAC) Factors that Affect a Person’s Blood Alcohol Concentration Fetal Alcohol Syndrome How to Recognize the Signs of Intoxication One way to reduce risk of injury and thereby reduce liability is to recognize signs and to respond responsibly to prevent problems before they start. If you can spot trouble signs before a problem occurs and act to avoid it, you have taken the most important step to reducing liability. Alcohol is a drug that slows down the central nervous system. Drinks which have the same amount of alcohol will have the same effect on the drinker (standard drinks). Alcohol acts on the brain to alter a person’s mental and physical condition (slows down reaction time, impairs judgment and reduces inhibitions). Blood Alcohol Concentration, or BAC, is a measurement of alcohol in the blood. Many factors influence BAC. The two most important factors are how much alcohol is consumed and over what time period. Intoxication can occur well before major behavioural signs show. Being alert to small behaviour changes can help the server prevent obvious intoxication. Similar amounts consumed may produce different BAC results for different people, and even different results for the same person in different situations. Alcohol increases the risk of hypothermia (lowers body temperature and reduces the ability to notice warning signs).