Blood alcohol concentration measurement using a salivary reagent stick: a reliable tool for emergency departments?
Arch Emerg Med
; 7(2): 69-72, 1990 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Measurements of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) were made on patients who presented to an accident and emergency department with acute alcohol intoxication. A correlation of r = 0.418 was noted to exist between BAC as measured by sampling saliva and blood. Blood alcohol concentrations as measured by salivary reagent strip (ALCO-SCREEN, Chem Elec.) were significantly lower (p less than 0.0001) than those determined by gas chromatography of serum. Although such reagent strips offer a rapid measurement of BAC, it is concluded that they are unreliable for the quantitative measurement of BAC in accident and emergency departments.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tiras Reactivas
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Saliva
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Etanol
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Intoxicación Alcohólica
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Emerg Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Año:
1990
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Article