ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Warrasak Inchai.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Blood alcohol level in drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents in Nakhonratchasima and neighboring provinces.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Total Abstract Journal of Health Science, Vol 12, Page 147-148.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Blood alcohol concentrations BACs of 550 drivers who had road traffic accidents in Nakhon Ratchasima and neighboring provinces were analyzed be Headspace Gas Chromatography technique. Blood specimens received from the government and private hospitals during, October 2001- September 2002, were examined by Regional Medical science Center, Nakhon Ratchasima. The drivers included 528 males 96% and 22 females 4%. Most of the cases were 20-24 years old 19.5% and ranged between 15-70 years old. The average of BACs were related significantly with gender, age, occupation group and the festive month (p-value‹0.05). In 448 cases 81.5%, 435 males 97% and 13 females 3%, BACs were found to be higher than 50 mg%. Only 70 of the specimens contained no ethyl alcohol at all. The BACs were mostly in the range of 101-200 mg% 183 cases, 33.2%. BACs in this range has an effect of decreasing driving skills of the drivers and may result in road accidents

Keywords: blood alcohol, motor vehicle, nakhon ratchasima, drug abuse, dependence, specimen

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2005

Address: Regional Medical Science Center, Nakhonratchasima

Code: 20050000435

ISSN/ISBN: 974-506-393-2

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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