Canadian scientists say they’ve found a new way to treat potentially life-threatening alcohol intoxication.<br />Gizmodo reports a new device allows people to hyperventilate safely, and thus literally breathe the alcohol out of their system.<br />In a small pilot study using healthy volunteers, the device was found to speed up the clearance of alcohol from three times faster than the body would normally do.<br />The patient is outfitted with a gas mask, which connects to a supply of oxygen and carbon dioxide.<br />The mixture of gases causes hyperventilation. The device then feeds the user back enough carbon dioxide that the body doesn’t involuntarily trigger fainting.
