If untreated, the person could experience nausea, hypertension, vomiting, coma, seizure and then death due to cardio-respiratory arrest.

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She had been in cardiac and respiratory arrest for a prolonged period of time when the rescue team arrived.

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The inquest was told the post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as alcohol toxicity and the singer probably suffered a respiratory arrest.

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Two days later, Claire suffered a respiratory arrest and never recovered.

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