Citation

Dally S. Rev. Prat. 1993; 43(16): 2071-2074.

Vernacular Title

Alcoolisation aigue et accidents.

Affiliation

Hôpital Fernand-Widal, service de médecine-toxicologie, Paris.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, J B Bailliere et Fils)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8134788

Abstract

Many studies have shown the role of alcohol intake, even in low quantities, as a risk factor in accidents, mainly road accidents, but also in accidents occurring in the home and at the workplace. For a blood alcohol level of 0.5 g per litre, the risk of accident is already two-fold. Accidents occur more often to persons who drink occasionally than to those who are alcohol-dependent. For a subject of average body weight, it is accepted that one glass of an alcohol-containing drink can raise the blood alcohol level by approximately 0.2 g per litre. One to two hours is required to eliminate this quantity of alcohol.

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