Open Access<p>Effect of Lowering the Blood Alcohol Concentration Limit to 0.03 Among Hospitalized Trauma Patients in Southern Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis</p>
Author(s) -
Chun-Ying Huang,
Sheng-En Chou,
Wei-Ti Su,
Hang-Tsung Liu,
Ting-Min Hsieh,
Shiun-Yuan Hsu,
Hsiao-Yun Hsieh,
Ching-Hua Hsieh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s250734
Subject(s) - driving under the influence , medicine , blood alcohol , alcohol , population , cross sectional study , drunk driving , drunk drivers , blood alcohol content , epidemiology , psychological intervention , environmental health , injury prevention , demography , poison control , psychiatry , chemistry , pathology , biochemistry , sociology
In June 2013, the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving was lowered from 0.05 to 0.03 mg/mL in Taiwan. Thus, this study aimed to assess the epidemiological changes in terms of drinking among drivers in southern Taiwan before and after the law was imposed.