Citation

Urban R, Wolf M, Eidam J, Kleemann WJ, Schroeder G, Tröger HD. Blutalkohol 1991; 28(5): 304-311.

Vernacular Title

Das Atemalkoholtestgerat "ALCOMAT" im kontrollierten Trinkversuch.

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1953995

Abstract

In controlled drinking tests according to a concrete forensic problem the residual-alcohol detector of the breath alcohol analyzer "ALCOMAT" was checked in relation to the actual blood alcohol concentration. The tests with non-alcoholic persons, rinsing the mouth with US-whiskey (40 ml, 30 seconds), showed first residual-alcohol indication and later blood alcohol levels up to 0.26%. The test groups with beforehand blood alcohol concentration showed either with mouth rinsing, or with real whiskey ingestion indicated devitations up to 2.07% according to 130% of the actual BAC. A correlation with the level of BAC was not found. The electronic precautionary fittings of the "ALCOMAT" are even under best possible controlled test conditions not sufficient reliable for forensic purpose.

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