GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE ACTIVITY. BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION AND SUSPENSION HISTORY OF INJURED MALE DRIVERS AND RIDERS

Blood alcohol concentrations (BAC), gamma glutamyl transferase (ggt) values and histories of alcohol-related licence suspensions were examined in a sample of male drivers and riders admitted after a road crash to the major trauma hospital in South Australia. The results indicated that 14.5% had a BAC of 0.15 g/100 ml or above on admission to hospital, 29% had a ggt value of at least 50 microgrammes/litre, and 14.9% had previously lost their licence because of drink-driving. Those injured crash-involved drivers and riders whose elevated ggt activity indicated probable chronic heavy use of alcohol also had an increased likelihood of prior alcohol-related licence suspensions. They were also more likely to have had a high BAC in the crash which was the reason for their hospitalization. (Author/TRRL)

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  International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine

  Huddinge University Hospital Center, Traffic Medicine Center
  Stockholm,   Sweden  141 86

  International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine

  Huddinge University Hospital Center, Traffic Medicine Center
  Stockholm,   Sweden  141 86

  International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine

  Huddinge University Hospital Center, Traffic Medicine Center
  Stockholm,   Sweden  141 86
• Authors:
  • HOLUBOWYCZ, O T
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 7-10
• Serial:
  • Journal of traffic medicine
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine
  • ISSN: 0345-5564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Drivers; Hospitals; Human beings; Intoxication; Measurement; Motorcyclists; Recidivists; Test procedures
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 1772: Driver; 2231: Drunkenness; 2177: Hospital; 1787: Man; 6136: Measurement; 1752: Motorcyclist; 1519: Recidivist; 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497752
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM