Boy, 12, Is Taken to the Hospital After Being Mistakenly Served Alcohol at Outback Steakhouse

People via Yahoo ^ | March 20, 2024 | Brian Brant

[grundle]

He was diagnosed with accidental exposure to alcohol and accidental ingestion, according to the report.

He was given Tylenol and told to rest

[verum ago]

A well planned scam...I'm guessing the server is in on this and will get a nice cut.

One drink will not get you hospitalized...

The parents are definitely lying about not being able to detect alcohol. That's just ridiculous...

Yup. People who don't drink are better able to detect alcohol because they aren't desensitized to it, and it and most of its congeners honestly aren't that pleasant unless you've 'learned' to enjoy them. Otherwise it's a scent and taste that we pick up on immediately because it (outside the context of a deliberately made spirit) indicates that something has spoiled.

Another article about this claims the kid says his head started hurting immediately after a few sips. Yeah, because that's how alcohol works, it just gives you a headache. Sounds more like non-drinkers trying to guess at "symptoms" for the eventual lawsuit.

I wouldn't be so quick to throw the server under the conspiracy bus- the family could've mislead one easily enough- just have one adult list all the drinks and not note that the daiquiri is for the kid...

Of course, they could be found out as a scam but still get their payday from the hospital for giving someone with alcohol intoxication (eye roll) frickin tylenol.

The other article I mentioned above says the kid was hungover the next day as well. I highly doubt one partially consumed weak-@$$ chain restaurant drink is doing that to a 12 year old. I don't think this passes the sniff test (and neither would that drink!)

[posterchild]

Yes captain obvious, that was my point :)

[HartleyMBaldwin]

What was the kid’s blood alcohol content? You know the hospital would have run a BAC test. Without that information this story is a complete nothingburger.

[Sacajaweau]

I kinda think these people aren’t too bright...and are gonna get caught ...cuz people like this will brag...

[metmom]

A lawsuit in the making.

No way Outback served enough alcohol to justify a hospital visit.

And what idiot gave him Tylenol on top of having drank alcohol?????

Way to destroy someone’s liver.

[drwoof]

Don’t overlook the possibility of both being true...

[Drew68]

A well planned scam...I'm guessing the server is in on this and will get a nice cut.

Or the parents discretely poured booze into the drink themselves.

I'm very cynical these days. As a parent, I couldn't imagine rushing my 12 y/o boy to the hospital because he consumed an alcoholic beverage unless there was a serious reaction taking place.

[JZelle]

This is exactly why I stopped taking Tylenol.

[Sacajaweau]

So my son climbed in through his bedroom window and puked his guts out. I gave him a bucket and some rags.....and never said a word.

That night...I pondered and recalled the Christmas of 1962...and 5 screwdrivers in 2 hours....and a nearby toilet. lol

[Sacajaweau]

Quick...the server said yup...booze...quick...get the bartender...we need a corroborating witness.

[McGruff]

I use to finish the beer cans my uncles dicarded at family get togethers. Then I usually took a nap for some reason.

[Sacajaweau]

They said they don’t drink....The insurance company will have someone track them...and get a little history on them....cuz I think they’re a couple of lousy liars.

[Captain Peter Blood]

Tylenol is the last thing you want to give that kid if he had alcohol.

[Disambiguator]

Acetaminophen + alcohol = liver damage

Medical malpractice!

[Tax-chick]

The onions might really be spiders.

[Drew68]

cuz I think they’re a couple of lousy liars.

Yeah, this story stinks of a lot more than booze.

[Sacajaweau]

Just read...the grandmother took a sip...and pronounced it “booze”...Darn...I’ll go back and post the report I read.

[Sacajaweau]

https://www.wbtv.com/2024/03/20/12-year-old-boy-got-drunk-after-outback-steakhouse-accidentally-served-him-daiquiri/

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Huntsman no doubt.

[DesertRhino]

The hospital? And good god, the quacks there gave him a Tylenol? His liver is experiencing it’s first alcohol (which is bad for your liver) Lets give him Tylenol, which is awful for your liver.

Stay away from modern medicine. They are well and truly idiots.