METHODS OF ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF MICROBES IN BLOOD AND URINE ON ETHANOL LEVELS
A method and its practical application to obtain breath samples of deep lung air from unconscious subjects is described. A face mask attached to a valve chamber and collection bag was designed to meet the requirements arising from the physiological exchange processes in rebreathed air. Practical tests in the laboratory revealed excellent agreement between the values obtained by direct measurements of the breath alcohol by means of the Adrian-IR-spectrophotometer and those from stored samples. The application of the method described is of particular importance to unconscious patients suspected of heavy alcohol intoxication. It has been proven to be an essential aid to the diagnosis since it allows instantaneous determination of the BAC-level and the initiation of countermeasures if required. This is demonstrated by examples taken at the alcohol emergency clinic in Mainz on the carneval "rosenmontag". (TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings, Volume II, 8th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, June 15-19, 1980 Stockholm.
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Corporate Authors:
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Medicinska Fakulteten
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Authors:
- Corry, JEL
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1981
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 600-613
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Alcohols; Anthropometry; Anthropometry; Bacteria; Blood alcohol levels; Chromatography; Conferences; Methodology; Production; Spectrometers; Urine
- ITRD Terms: 7347: Alcohol; 5229: Bacteria; 2036: Blood; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 7153: Chromatography; 8525: Conference; 2055: Human body; 9102: Method; 2025: Urine
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00361231
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 30 1982 12:00AM