Blood alcohol concentrations of pedestrians.

Author(s)
Holubowycz, O.T. & McLean, A.J.
Year
Abstract

BACs were obtained for 213 adult pedestrians who were admitted to an Adelaide hospital between August 1985 and July 1987. Almost 2/3 of the pedestrians were male, and males had a higher rate per 10,000 population of admission to hospital than female pedestrians. Overall, 38% of the pedestrians with known BACs (blood alcohol concentrations) had been drinking, 29% had a BAC of 0.100g/100ml or above, and 13% had a BAC of 0.200 or above. Three high risk groups were identified: teenaged sober pedestrians, elderly sober pedestrians, and young and middle-aged pedestrians, particularly males who had high BACs.

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Library number
C 1856 [electronic version only] /83 / IRRD 831248
Source

Canberra, Act., Federal Office of Road Safety FORS, 1989, 17 p., 18 ref.; Report ; No. MR 2 - ISSN 1034-3830

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