ESTIMATION OF THE LEVEL OF BLOOD ALCOHOL FROM ANALYSIS OF BREATH. II. USE OF REBREATHED AIR

Alcohol analyses were conducted with rebreathed air, finger-tip capillary blood, and cubital-vein blood from 31 human subjects, with the three samples taken almost simultaneously 1, 2, and 3 hours after ingestion of whisky. Details of the study are described and the results are discussed. It was found that during the first 70 minutes after drinking, the alcohol level of capillary blood averaged 7.5 % above that of venous blood, and was 15 to 22 % higher in 7 of the 34 pairs of samples. Later samples showed no significant difference between blood from these two sources. It is noted that for estimating blood alcohol level, the rebreathed air method is definitely an improvement over Drunkometer methods. With the rebreathed air procedure, a determination of breath carbon dioxide is unnecessary.

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  Alcohol Research Documentation, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Harger, R N
  • Forney, R B
  • Baker, R S
• Publication Date: 1956-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1-18
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Alcoholic beverages; Blood alcohol levels; Blood analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood tests
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495321
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 617
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM