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THE BLOOD ALCOHOL DISTRIBUTION IN DRIVERS NOT INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS

Richard Zylman

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R.G. SMART AND W. SCHMIDT HAVE MADE SEVERAL STUDIES ON DRINKING DRIVERS AND BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO SHARP DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS. P.M. HURST, STUDYING THE SAME DATA, CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS A DEFINITE BREAK IN THE CURVE RELATING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TO COLLISION INVOLVEMENT AND THAT THE HIGHER LEVELS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SEVERE ACCIDENTS. DIFFERING CONCLUSIONS LEAD TO DIFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF DRINKING DRIVERS. THE CONCLUSIONS OF SMART AND SCHMIDT ARE CRITICIZED. /HSL/

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R.G. SMART AND W. SCHMIDT HAVE MADE SEVERAL STUDIES ON DRINKING DRIVERS AND BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO SHARP DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS. P.M. HURST, STUDYING THE SAME DATA, CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS A DEFINITE BREAK IN THE CURVE RELATING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TO COLLISION INVOLVEMENT AND THAT THE HIGHER LEVELS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SEVERE ACCIDENTS. DIFFERING CONCLUSIONS LEAD TO DIFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF DRINKING DRIVERS. THE CONCLUSIONS OF SMART AND SCHMIDT ARE CRITICIZED. /HSL/

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R.G. SMART AND W. SCHMIDT HAVE MADE SEVERAL STUDIES ON DRINKING DRIVERS AND BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO SHARP DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS. P.M. HURST, STUDYING THE SAME DATA, CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS A DEFINITE BREAK IN THE CURVE RELATING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TO COLLISION INVOLVEMENT AND THAT THE HIGHER LEVELS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SEVERE ACCIDENTS. DIFFERING CONCLUSIONS LEAD TO DIFFERING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF DRINKING DRIVERS. THE CONCLUSIONS OF SMART AND SCHMIDT ARE CRITICIZED. /HSL/

Key concepts: Blood alcohol, Alcohol, Medicine, Poison control, Drunk drivers, Environmental health, Injury prevention, Human factors and ergonomics

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