TOLERANCE AT HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS: A STUDY OF 110 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
One hundred ten consecutive alcoholics who voluntarily entered a detoxification center were studied to determine their ability to perform certain designated functions (a) while under the influence of alcohol at admission and (b) four days later, after they had undergone detoxification. Their blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) within an hour of admission were determined by using the DuPont Automated Clinical Analyzer (ACA), following standard procedures. The results of the tests performed by these subjects were then studied to ascertain the level of psychomotor impairment in alcoholics at elevated BACs. The results were broken down by age, sex, race, and BAC. The findings indicate that alcoholics develop an increased tolerance to alcohol at BACs, which are extremely high, including levels generally considered to be potentially fatal.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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Authors:
- Perper, J A
- Twerski, A
- Wienand, J W
- Publication Date: 1986-1
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 212-221
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Serial:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Volume: 31
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
- ISSN: 0022-1198
- EISSN: 1556-4029
- Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1556-4029
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Alcoholism; Blood alcohol levels; Engineering tolerance; Gender; Human subject testing; Intoxication; Motor skills; Race
- Uncontrolled Terms: Psychomotor performance
- Old TRIS Terms: Tolerances
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00491797
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 994
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM