At 0200 hours you are dispatched to the police watch house to assess a 25-year-old male in an altered conscious state. On your arrival the arresting police officer advises that they arrested the patient for disorderly conduct and that they think that he is just drunk and want him assessed. There is no history or evidence of any other drug use other than alcohol, according to the police. On your examination the patient has a GCS of 11 (E2,V3, M6) ; is slurring words; is incontinent of urine; is unable to stand or walk without assistance; vomiting. His vital signs are heart rate 120 reg; BP 105/65; respiration rate 10; SpO2 97% room air; BGL 5.1 mmol/L; temp 35.9?0°C (tymp) ; pupils 5 mm reactive L=R. There is no evidence of trauma.Based on the patient's clinical presentation, his blood alcohol concentration is likely to be:
A) 0.05-0.08 g% (risky state)
B) 0.08-0.15 g% (dangerous state)
C) 0.15-0.30 g% (stupor)
D) >0.30 g% (at risk for death)
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