In humans (n = 10) infused with 1.0â1.3 mmol sodium dl-lactate/(kg Â· h), â¼90% of d-lactate was metabolized, and 10% excreted in the urine (12). At higher infusion rates of 3.0â4.6 mmol/(kg Â· h), metabolism decreased to â¼75% of overall clearance (12).
Deaths from alcohol poisoning as a contributing cause peaked for those between ages 35 and 44 (average age at death was 39.9 years). When the age-specific rate was calculated using deaths with any mention of alcohol poisoning, the rate was highest at ages 35 to 44 (1.33 deaths per 100,000 population).
In the United States each year, approximately 50,000 cases of alcohol poisoning are diagnosed in hospital emergency rooms and other medical facilities. Fortunately, its effects are usually not fatal, but about 50 Americans do lose their lives to alcohol poisoning annually. Tragically, the majority of these victims are adolescents and college-age adults, who leave behind shattered and heart-broken families.