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UT student hospitalized with toxic BAC level after fraternity incident
A University of Tennessee student has been released from the hospital after an incident involving alcohol at a fraternity house on campus Saturday.
Alexander Broughton, 20, was dropped off at UT Medical Center around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Knoxville Police said.
Hospital staff told investigators that Broughton was in critical condition and unresponsive when he arrived, with a blood alcohol content level above 0.4, which is considered toxic and potentially deadly.
Broughton has since been discharged from the hospital, according to UT Medical Center.
Investigators went to campus and found several other people, including three men, passed out at the Pi Kappa Alpha ("Pike") house.
After conducting several interviews, investigators determined the fraternity members had used rubber tubing to give each other alcohol enemas. Police said the practice heightens and speeds up the process of alcohol entering the blood stream because it bypasses filtering by the liver.
The UT Police Department said this is the first incident on campus that they are aware of which involved that process. The department did not receive any complaints or tips about a large party or event at the Pike house on Friday night or Saturday morning.
UT student hospitalized with toxic BAC level after fraternity incident
A University of Tennessee student has been released from the hospital after an incident involving alcohol at a fraternity house on campus Saturday.
Alexander Broughton, 20, was dropped off at UT Medical Center around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Knoxville Police said.
Hospital staff told investigators that Broughton was in critical condition and unresponsive when he arrived, with a blood alcohol content level above 0.4, which is considered toxic and potentially deadly.
Broughton has since been discharged from the hospital, according to UT Medical Center.
Investigators went to campus and found several other people, including three men, passed out at the Pi Kappa Alpha ("Pike") house.
After conducting several interviews, investigators determined the fraternity members had used rubber tubing to give each other alcohol enemas. Police said the practice heightens and speeds up the process of alcohol entering the blood stream because it bypasses filtering by the liver.
The UT Police Department said this is the first incident on campus that they are aware of which involved that process. The department did not receive any complaints or tips about a large party or event at the Pike house on Friday night or Saturday morning.
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