학술논문
Isopropyl Alcohol Pad Use for Blood Ethanol Sampling Does Not Cause False-Positive Results
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Journal of Emergency Medicine. July, 2007, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p9, 2 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0736-4679
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.10.005 Byline: Michael A. Miller ([cor]), Alex Rosin ([cor]), Marc E. Levsky ([cor]), Timothy J.D. Gregory ([cor]), Chad S. Crystal ([cor]) Keywords: isopropyl alcohol; blood ethanol testing Abstract: This was a retrospective analysis of prospective data collected from a study of blood ethanol levels after the use of the alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS). A total of 5 male volunteers were enrolled. Eight of the 10 total blood ethanol level measurements were drawn after skin preparation with Kendall WEBCOL[R] Alcohol Preps (APP) containing 70% isopropyl alcohol. All had an initial and post-ABHS application blood alcohol level (BAL) drawn, for a total of 10 BAL measurements. Measurements upon completion of the study were Author Affiliation: ([cor]) Department of Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Medical Center, Ft. Hood, Texas (a ) Central Texas Poison Control Center, Temple, Texas Article History: Received 2 May 2006; Revised 22 October 2006; Accepted 30 October 2006