Citation

Lund A. Blutalkohol 1979; 16(5): 395-398.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

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Abstract

During the years 1965-1970 were collected 432 cases, in which two blood samples were taken with one hour's interval for alcohol determination. The difference between the two blood alcohol concentrations gives the BAC-fall per hour in legal practice The values show a nearly normal distribution with an average of 0.17 (per mille)/h. A BAC-fall of 0.10 (per mille)/h is proposed as a reasonable value for the backward calculation in alcohol-traffic cases. The recent introduction of BAC limits in Danish legal practice and their consequences for the backward calculations is discussed.

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