Citation

Odell M, McDonald C, Farrar b J, Pretto J. Proc. Int. Counc. Alcohol Drugs Traffic Safety Conf. 1997; 1997: 329-334.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, The author(s) and the Council, Publisher International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety)

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Abstract

The presence of chronic respiratory disease is sometimes claimed as a defence by drivers who refuse or fail a breath test. Trials were conducted with two instruments used in Victoria in order to determine the effort required for a satisfactory test. Patients with restrictive and obstructive conditions participated in the trial which was conducted at the respiratory unit of a large hospital. The results are presented. They provide information useful in refuting defenses of inability to provide a breath sample due to respiratory incapacity.