Open AccessBlood alcohol levels in road traffic accidents: Factors associated and the relationship between history of alcohol consumption and blood alcohol level detection
Author(s) -
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash,
Devraj Lath,
J Kowshik,
Arun Jose,
Gina Maryann Chandy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_45_19
Subject(s) - medicine , blood alcohol content , alcohol consumption , alcohol , poison control , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , environmental health , alcohol intoxication , human factors and ergonomics , emergency medicine , blood alcohol , suicide prevention , confidence interval , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry
Alcohol consumption contributes to a significant number of road traffic accidents (RTAs), and data regarding the reliability of history and blood alcohol content (BAC) in RTA victims are scant.