Catalog

Moderate alcohol intoxication

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Moderate alcohol intoxication – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/860159762

Moderate alcohol intoxication is a clinically significant transient condition that develops during or shortly after the administration of alcohol that is characterised by clearly perceptible and recognizable disturbance of consciousness, cognition, perception, affect, behaviour, or coordination that may be serious enough to require medical attention. The disturbance results in marked impairment in areas of functioning that require intact motor coordination, attention and judgement. The severity of alcohol intoxication should be recorded based on clinical assessment rather than based on measures of the concentration of alcohol in the blood or breath.