The Relationship between Road Traffic Accident Injury and Blood Alcohol Concentration of Drivers

Objective To explore the relationship between traffic accident injury and blood alcohol concentration(BAC) in suspected drunk driving.Method 467 cases of road traffic accidents caused by suspected drunk driving were analyzed statistically.Results Difference in gender was not significant,but most accidents makers were male drivers aged 20-39 years.The largest proportion of these casualties was drivers.Most drunk drivers making traffic accidents were motorcyclists and long head vehicle drivers.Motorcyclists,whose BAC ranged from 0.1 to 20 mg/100mL,caused the largest casualties.Drunk drivers are more likely to cause greater traffic accident casualties than non-drinking drivers.Nevertheless,the number of casualty of BAC 0.120 mg/100mL group was not significantly different from that of BAC 20.1-80mg/100mL group.Conclusion The BAC criteria for drunk driving should be stricter in order to reduce the injuries and casualties caused by traffic accidents.