Open AccessAlcohol and motorcycle fatalities.
Author(s) -
Susan Pardee Baker,
Russell S. Fisher
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.67.3.246
Subject(s) - medical examiner , blood alcohol , alcohol , poison control , medicine , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , environmental health , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , medical record , blood alcohol content , emergency medicine , surgery , chemistry , pathology , biochemistry
A series of 99 fatal motorcycle crashes in Maryland was studied retrospectively, using police and medical examiner records. Blood alcohol concentrations were determined for 62 motorcycle drivers; measurable amounts of alcohol were found in two-thirds (41), and one-half (31) had illegally high concentrations of 100 mg/100 ml or more. The police report mentioned alcohol in only 9 instances. High blood alcohol concentrations were found most commonly among drivers age 20-34.