INCIDENCE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS IN FATALLY INJURED CAR DRIVERS IN NORWAY

被引:54
作者
GJERDE, H
BEYLICH, KM
MORLAND, J
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[1] National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, 0320 Oslo
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10.1016/0001-4575(93)90078-B
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TB18 [人体工程学];
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1201 ;
摘要
Blood samples from 159 fatally injured drivers from 1989 and 1990, corresponding to 57% of all fatally injured drivers in Norway during this period, were analysed for alcohol and psychoactive drugs. Alcohol was found in 28.3% of the drivers, 27.0% above the legal limit of 0.05%. Drugs were found in 16.4% of the drivers; benzodiazepines and tetrahydrocannabinol were the drugs most frequently found. Among 79 drivers fatally injured in single-vehicle accidents, 41.8% were positive for alcohol and 21.5% were positive for drugs.
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