AN EVALUATION OF SOME QUALITATIVE BREATH SCREENING TESTS FOR ALCOHOL

EIGHT DISPOSABLE SCREENING DEVICES FOR BREATH TESTING OF BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION ARE EVALUATED FOR POSSIBLE USE IN PRE-ARREST SCREENING OF MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS SUSPECTED OF DRINKING. POOR RESULTS ARE OBTAINED FOR MOST OF THE SCREENING DEVICES, AND ACCURACY IS EXPECTED TO BE WORSE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 70 Pp, 14 FIG, 12 TAB, 4 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Authors:
  • Prouty, R W
  • O'Neill, B
• Publication Date: 1971-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Arrests; Blood alcohol levels; Drunk driving; Screenings; Waste disposal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disposal
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223537
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 9 1973 12:00AM