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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

High BAC



Woman's Blood Alcohol Content Topples State Records

Marguerite Engle, 45, a South Dakota woman, had a blood-alcohol level of .708 percent when she was found passed out behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle.

The higest BAC ever recorded in a U.S. hospital was .74 percent.

What can I say but yikes!
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10 comments:

  1. nancDecember 30, 2009 11:39 AM

    How the hell did she live through THAT?!? I certainly wouldn't want to!

    HAPPY NEW YEAR, CUBE!

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  2. cubeDecember 30, 2009 11:47 AM

    I have no idea how she survived it. Either the ethanol count was wrong or she has the constitution of a horse!

    Happy New Year to you too.

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  3. Ananda girlDecember 30, 2009 1:21 PM

    Yiikes! I can't help but think that some of that is due to all the stress people are under with the economy in such a mess.

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  4. JanDecember 30, 2009 3:35 PM

    That wouldn't leave much room for blood.

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  5. DorieDecember 30, 2009 5:41 PM

    That's wild- had to be something wrong with the equipment. Otherwise, that lady is running on antifreeze!

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  6. sueDecember 30, 2009 9:22 PM

    HNY.

    Did you see District 9?

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  7. KashaDecember 30, 2009 9:59 PM

    At least she wasn't breastfeeding her baby like what's her face?! Happy New Year!
    Kasha and Africa
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  8. ChuckDecember 30, 2009 11:00 PM

    I have seen well into the 600's, we typically have to intubate those people. I don't think I have ever seen over 700.

    As far as how she could live through it, it literally is simply practice. The body adapts to a high level of alcohol in people who routinely drink a lot. They are able to tolerate much more than the rest of us. I have seen people walking upright with BAL's that would likely kill one of us (approximately over 400).

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  9. Steve HarkonnenDecember 31, 2009 8:33 AM

    That's too much blood in her alcohol stream, isn't it?

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  10. BrookeJanuary 01, 2010 10:01 AM

    Whoa. There's a career drinker!

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