TIPS Certification Exam
Behavioral cues - -inhibitions, judgment, reactions, coordination
-Inhibitions - -relaxed and talkative and could display mood swings
-Judgment - -overly friendly, dancing or singing
-Reactions - -Lose their train of thought, glassy, unfocused eyes, slurred
speech
-Coordination - -stagger, stumble, spill drinks
-Intoxication Rate Factors - -size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of
the drink, drug use, food intake
-1/2 oz pure alcohol - -12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, 1 oz 100-proof liquor
-Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? - -your body does
not have to digest it before absorbing it. It can be absorbed directly into the
blood stream
-BAC: Blood Alcohol Content - -measurement of the amount of alcohol in a
person's blood
-What is the only thing that can lower a person's BAC level? - -Time
-What can make assessing behavioral cues more difficult? - -Tollerance
-Aspirin - -causes damage to the stomach lining and possibly internal
bleeding
-Antibiotics - -There are too many variations to be specific
-Antihistamines - -Depress the central nervous system and can cause
drowsiness
-Narcotics - -Depress the CNS and respiratory functions. May cause loss of
consciousness
-a 150-pound male drinking for 1 hour on an empty stomach - -2
drinks=.05BAC
4 drinks=.10BAC
8 drinks=.20BAC
12 drinks=.30BAC
Behavioral cues - -inhibitions, judgment, reactions, coordination
-Inhibitions - -relaxed and talkative and could display mood swings
-Judgment - -overly friendly, dancing or singing
-Reactions - -Lose their train of thought, glassy, unfocused eyes, slurred
speech
-Coordination - -stagger, stumble, spill drinks
-Intoxication Rate Factors - -size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of
the drink, drug use, food intake
-1/2 oz pure alcohol - -12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, 1 oz 100-proof liquor
-Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? - -your body does
not have to digest it before absorbing it. It can be absorbed directly into the
blood stream
-BAC: Blood Alcohol Content - -measurement of the amount of alcohol in a
person's blood
-What is the only thing that can lower a person's BAC level? - -Time
-What can make assessing behavioral cues more difficult? - -Tollerance
-Aspirin - -causes damage to the stomach lining and possibly internal
bleeding
-Antibiotics - -There are too many variations to be specific
-Antihistamines - -Depress the central nervous system and can cause
drowsiness
-Narcotics - -Depress the CNS and respiratory functions. May cause loss of
consciousness
-a 150-pound male drinking for 1 hour on an empty stomach - -2
drinks=.05BAC
4 drinks=.10BAC
8 drinks=.20BAC
12 drinks=.30BAC
