ALCOHOL USE AMONG INJURED SETS OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS

Crash report and blood alcohol concentration (BAC) data were linked for 109 injured driver/passenger pairs admitted to a Level I trauma center. Among those occupants, 47 drivers and 45 passengers were BAC+. No occupant was BAC+ in 57 crashes; both were BAC+ in 40; and only one was BAC+ in 12. When both occupants were BAC+, the driver had the higher BAC in 68% of cases, and when one was BAC+, it was the driver 58% of the time. In 6 additional alcohol-related crashes with one driver and two passengers, the "wrong" occupant was driving on 5 occasions. Hence, in the 58 crashes involving BAC+ occupants, the least appropriate occupant was driving 67% of the time.

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    Elsevier

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  • Authors:
    • Soderstrom, C A
    • Dischinger, P C
    • Kerns, T J
  • Publication Date: 1996-1

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00716345
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: HS-041 966
  • Files: HSL, TRIS
  • Created Date: Feb 6 1996 12:00AM