The evaluation of acute alcohol impairment is an important basis for evaluating the physiological and psychological status of patients and judging their treatment and nursing measures.There is a large number of research on acute alcohol impairment by foreign researchers,but there are few relevant research reports in China.This article reviews the origin,development and the evaluation tools of acute alcohol impairment in the context of emergency treatment,and summarizing its advantages and disadvantages by comparing the content,evaluation methods,applicable population,reliability and validity of each evaluation tool,in order to provide scientific references for the evaluation,treatment and nursing care of acute alcohol impairment for emergency departments in China.