DETECTION OF BLOOD BENZODIAZEPINES IN INJURED PEOPLE. RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOLISM

In 2021 accident victims (household, work and road accidents) the qualitative test for benzodiazepines in the serum by the emit method was positive in 9.6 percent of cases, including 3.2 percent of subjects who also had a blood alcohol level greater than 0.10 g/l. Benzodiazepines were detected with a particularly high frequency in household accidents and road accidents and rarely in work accidents. These results indicate that use of benzodiazepines could cause accidents, particularly road accidents. (a*)

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• Authors:
  • GIRRE, C
  • FACY, F
  • LAGIER, G
  • DALLY, S
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Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 61-5
• Serial:
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0376-8716
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03768716

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood; Drivers; Drugs; Hazards; High risk drivers; Measurement
• ITRD Terms: 2279: Accident proneness; 2036: Blood; 1772: Driver; 2242: Drugs; 6136: Measurement; 9150: Risk
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483404
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM