Citation

Patscheider H, Gessner U. Blutalkohol 1978; 15(5): 356-362.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

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Abstract

Breath alcohol data, obtained in the field by the police with the aid of the 'Alcolmeter', were compared with the corresponding blood alcohol concentrations in 81 cases. Differences between the two measurements were in the range from -1,5 to 0,8 (per mille) and from -0.6 to 0.6 (per mille) in the phase of elimination and of resorption, respectively. It is therefore concluded that the Alcolmeter-method as used in the field does not allow for reliable inferences with respect to blood alcohol concentrations.