Nov 30, 2011 11:11
12 yrs ago
English term
fall with C2H50H on board
English
Medical
Medical (general)
Medical history
The patient presented to us following a witnessed seizure and fall with C2H50H on board. He dropped his CGS from 15 to 3 following recovery from seizure. CT brain showed a large right-sided extradural hematoma,
biconvex hyperdense collection of blood pushing the right cerebral hemisphere medially and early subfalcine and transtentorial herniation.
What do they mean by " fall with C2H50H on board" ?
Thank you in advance.
The patient presented to us following a witnessed seizure and fall with C2H50H on board. He dropped his CGS from 15 to 3 following recovery from seizure. CT brain showed a large right-sided extradural hematoma,
biconvex hyperdense collection of blood pushing the right cerebral hemisphere medially and early subfalcine and transtentorial herniation.
What do they mean by " fall with C2H50H on board" ?
Thank you in advance.
Responses
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Brazil
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English
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Brazil
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães 
Unparalleled accuracy for med/pharm
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, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 2 more.
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fall while under the influence of alcohol
"C2H5OH" is the chemical formula of alcohol. ER physicians and emergency personnel will also often refer to it as "EtOH", for "ethanol".
"on board" is also medical jargon for having something "in your system", usually following a dose and medication (e.g. "XXX mg of YYY on board").
"on board" is also medical jargon for having something "in your system", usually following a dose and medication (e.g. "XXX mg of YYY on board").
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Charles Davis
: I'd just drafted an answer along these lines. I'm getting slow in my old age! The comment on "on board" is useful; I'd read it as vaguely humorous!
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Thank you, Charles! Certainly not old age—happens to me all the time :)
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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
: Sorry, I did not see your answer when I was writing mine. // Yes, I am glad about that, too!
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Don't apologize—I'm glad we agree on the answer! :)
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Martin Riordan
: I thought it was "the affluence of incahol"... :-)
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One tee many martoonies there...
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Siegfried Armbruster
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Thank you, Sigfried!
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Michael Wise
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Thank you, Michael!
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thank you!
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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A belated thank-you, Harald!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Intoxicated
C2H5OH is the formula for ethanol, so presumably the patient had been drinking and had a seizure and fell down. Whether or not the alcohol contributed to either the seizure or the fall isn't clear.
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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Germany
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Germany
Medicine & Science: translations+writing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German
fell down after drinking alcohol / being drunk
C2H50H is the chemical formula of ethanol, which is the alcohol that is part of alcoholic drinks.
I am not sure about the "on board" part, but I understand the sentence like that: the patient had a seizure and fell down after drinking alcohol when he was drunk.
I am not sure about the "on board" part, but I understand the sentence like that: the patient had a seizure and fell down after drinking alcohol when he was drunk.
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