@article{ref1,
title="The effect of an elevated serum methanol concentration on the Intoxilyzer 5000C results of a drinking driver",
journal="Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science)",
year="2008",
author="Wigmore, J. G.",
volume="41",
number="3",
pages="171-174",
abstract="A forty-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle collision at 8:30 p.m. He was taken for medical assessment at a nearby hospital. Blood samples were collected at 10:41 p.m. and an alcohol screen was conducted on the serum. The serum alcohol (ethanol) concentration was found to be 346 milligrams in 100 millilitres of serum (mg/100 mL). In addition, an elevated serum methanol concentration of 4 mg/100 mL was also determined, which could be a biomarker of alcohol dependency or chronic, heavy consumption of alcohol. Two Intoxilyzer 5000C breath tests were conducted by the police at the hospital at 1:17 a.m. and 1:38 a.m., and the results were 240 mg/100 mL and 250 mg/100 mL, respectively. No Interferent message occurred and the Intoxilyzer results were not significantly increased by the presence of this high serum methanol concentration.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0008-5030",
doi="10.1080/00085030.2008.10757174",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.2008.10757174"
}