@article{ref1,
title="Experimental studies for testing claimed after-drinks. The problems in searching for congeners of ethanol from alcoholic beverages in body fluids",
journal="Blutalkohol",
year="1982",
author="Iffland, R. and Staak, M. and Rieger, S",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="235-251",
abstract="A drinking situation often encountered in claims of drinking after a traffic offence was reconstructed, based on a statistical analysis of 6024 blood test reports of traffic offence cases and 40 cases in which expert opinion was presented before the court. This drinking situation was simulated in a test using various high-proof alcohols as the post-offence drink; blood and urine specimens were taken before and after the post-offence drink. The following statements can be made concerning the investigation and assessment of post-offence drinking claims: 1. If there is any possibility of post-offence drinking, police investigations and medical examinations should be carried out meticulously, noting in particular any peculiarities in the intoxication symptoms. 2. A urine specimen taken at the same time as the blood sample is better suited for assessing post-offence drinking claims than a second blood sample taken 30 minutes after the first. 3. Accompanying alcohol studies are definitely well suited for disproving or confirming post-offence drinking claims. 4. Post-offence drinking claims can be investigated with blood tests, but not with breathalizer tests.<p />",
language="de",
issn="0006-5250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}