Citation

Neuteboom W, Jones AW. Forensic Sci. Int. 1990; 45(1-2): 107-115.

Affiliation

Forensic Science Laboratory, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2335324

Abstract

Based on a large material (N = 2354) of double blood specimens from drunk drivers apprehended in The Netherlands, we selected 1314 cases for further evaluation. The difference BAC2-BAC1 was used as index of alcohol elimination rate from the blood. The results ranged from below 0.10 to 0.64 mg/ml/h, with a mean of 0.22 mg/ml/h. At least about 2% of drivers were still absorbing alcohol as indicated by a rising BAC. Some likely mechanisms are discussed that might account for the wide range of alcohol elimination rates observed.

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