RT Book, Section A1 Trevor, Anthony J. A2 Katzung, Bertram G. SR Print(0) ID 1148436002 T1 The Alcohols T2 Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 14e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259641152 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1148436002 RD 2024/03/28 AB CASE STUDYA 19-year-old college freshman began drinking alcohol at 8:30 PM during a hazing event at his new fraternity. Between 8:30 and approximately midnight, he and several other pledges consumed beer and a bottle of whiskey, and then he consumed most of a bottle of rum at the urging of upperclassmen. The young man complained of feeling nauseated, lay down on a couch, and began to lose consciousness. Two upperclassmen carried him to a bedroom, placed him on his stomach, and positioned a trash can nearby. Approximately 10 minutes later, the freshman was found unconscious and covered with vomit. There was a delay in treatment because the upperclassmen called the college police instead of calling 911. After the call was transferred to 911, emergency medical technicians responded quickly and discovered that the young man was not breathing and that he had choked on his vomit. He was rushed to the hospital, where he remained in a coma for 2 days before ultimately being pronounced dead. The patient’s blood alcohol concentration shortly after arriving at the hospital was 510 mg/dL. What was the cause of this patient’s death? If he had received medical care sooner, what treatment might have prevented his death?