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. 2014 Sep 3;87(3):307–319.

Table 1. Determining Alcohol Involvement by Level of Intoxication.

Y91 Category Y91 Description Project Description based on Y91 and other sources
Y91.0 Mild intoxication: Smell of alcohol on breath, slight behavioral disturbance in function and responses, or slight difficulty in coordination Mild intoxication (50mg/dL): Smell of alcohol on breath, Exuberance/loss of emotional restraint/depressed mood, impairment of attention and/or judgment, conjunctival injection and/or flushed face
Y91.1 Moderate intoxication: Smell of alcohol on breath, moderate behavioral disturbance in function and responses, or moderate difficulty in coordination Moderate intoxication (100mg/dL): All or any of mild intoxication symptoms PLUS impairment of speech (e.g. slurring), impairment of motor coordination, disturbances in behavioral response, disturbances in emotional responses, impaired ability to cooperate
Y91.2 Severe intoxication: Severe disturbances in functions and responses, severe difficulty in coordination, or impaired ability to cooperate Severe intoxication (200mg/dL): All or any of mild/moderate intoxication symptoms PLUS horizontal gaze, nystagmus
Y91.3 Very severe intoxication: Very severe disturbance in functions and responses, very severe difficulty in coordination, or loss of ability to cooperate Very severe intoxication (300mg/dL): All or any of mild/moderate/severe intoxication symptoms PLUS stuporous, heavy sleeping/heavy snoring
Extremely severe intoxication: no Y91 category. Alcohol involvement, not specified Extremely severe intoxication (400mg/dL): All or any of mild/moderate/severe/very severe intoxication symptoms PLUS irregular breathing, inhalation of vomit, comatose/inability to be aroused
Y91.4 Alcohol involvement, not specified Unknown/other