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SOME ASPECTS OF ALCOHOL IN BODY FLUIDS. PART II. THE CHANGE IN BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION FOLLOWING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Author(s) -
Bayly R. C.,
McCallum N. E. W.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1959.tb100550.x
Subject(s) - alcohol consumption , citation , forensic science , library science , alcohol , psychology , medicine , chemistry , computer science , veterinary medicine , biochemistry
The use and value of the blood alcohol test in evidence in charges of "driving under the influence" and related offences are discussed. 'I'he' maximum concentration of alcohol added to the blood has been recorded in 64 different subjects after drinking beer (5%) at their maximum rate on an empty stomach: Em"" values, representing the rise in blood alcohol concentration for each seven-ounce glass of beer taken, were then derived from these figures. The Em"" values ranged from 0·0081% to 0'0167%. and a number of other experiments using less stringent drinking conditions gave comparable results. From these.... results. a blood alcohol concentration is interpreted in terms of the least amount of liquor which would normally be required to reach the particular concentration. The weight of an individual and the amount of alcohol necessary to reach a given concentration in the blood are not strictly proportional.