Medica Jadertina, Vol. 38 No. 1-2, 2008.
Stručni rad
Reliability of breath alcohol testing with Dräger Alcotest 7410Plus analyzer in a court process
Zdravko Kovačić
; Zavod sa sudsku medicinu i kriminalistiku Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Marina Nestić
; Zavod za sudsku medicinu i kriminalistiku Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Valter Stemberga
; Zavod sa sudsku medicinu Medicinskog fakulteta u Rijeci
Alan Bosnar
; Zavod za sudsku medicinu Medicinskog fakulteta u Rijeci
Marko Petrovečki
; Student Medicinskog fakulteta u Zagrebu
Davorka Sutlović
orcid.org/0000-0002-0102-7251
; Klinički bolnički centar Split, Klinički odjel sudske medicine
Sažetak
The aim is to determine the usefulness and reliability of breath alcohol tests performed with Dräger Alcotest 7410Plus analyzer, in comparison to more complex analysis methods of blood and urine alcohol testing. A total of 570 cases were taken from archival court evidence material. In all cases, individuals were driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and breath alcohol tests performed with Dräger Alcotest 7410Plus analyzer were positive. After breath alcohol testing, all individuals underwent repeated blood and urine alcohol testing, but this time concentrations were measured by headspace gas chromatography. In all individuals alcohol was in its elimination phase. The results obtained from both experiments were evaluated
and compared.
Comparison of breath alcohol concentration and blood alcohol concentration calculated to the time of breath alcotest, showed that 30 of 570 individuals (5.3%) were not within 95% predicament range,
according to the linear equation CBAC ± 0.307 = 0.093 + 1.022CBrAC.
Legal classification of being under the influence of alcohol refers to blood alcohol concentration, not breath alcohol concentration. Therefore it is not plausible to define the state of alcohol influence using Dräger Alcotest 7410Plus analyzer.
Ključne riječi
Dräger Alcotest 7410Plus; breath alcohol concentration (BrAC); blood alcohol concentration (BAC); forensic toxicology; court process
Hrčak ID:
22836
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.5.2008.
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