Discrepancies between police breath alcohol measurements in a field trial and blood alcohol concentration according to BGA guidelines and possible consequences for citizens
Schütz, H.; Türker, T.; Weiler, G.
Archiv für Kriminologie 199(3-4): 103-108
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9225 PMID: 9235873 Document Number: 473583
Divergences between breath-alcohol values measured on the occasion of police field experiments and precise blood-alcohol determinations according to guidelines of the German National Institute of Health (BGA) are reported. In 169 selected cases the difference of time between breath analysis and drawing the blood sample was less than 15 minutes. The consequences regarding forensic relevant cut-off values (0.8, 1.1, and 1.6/1000 resp.) are discussed.