TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - A study of blood alcohol level in victims of fatal road traffic accidents in Manipur, India
JO  - Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
A1  - Chhetri, Tej Bahadur
A1  - Ghaffar, U. B.
A1  - Ahmed, Syed Meraj
SP  - 551
EP  - 556
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Alcohol is well-established risk factors for road traffic deaths around the world. <br><br>METHOD:This is a cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of alcohol consumption among the victims of fatalroad traffic accidents in Imphal, Manipur. A detailed post-mortem examination was carried out among160 victims and blood alcohol concentration was assessed by Cavett test and then quantified by gas liquidchromatography. <br><br>RESULT: A total of 40 (25%) cases were found to be positive for alcohol in the blood. Mostof the cases 11(27.5%) occurred in age group of 21-30 years and 41- 50 years, respectively. Maximumnumber of cases 13(32.5%) showed blood alcohol concentration of 90-120 mg% while 7(17.5%) casesshowed readings above 180 mg%. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study found that driving under the influence of alcohol,exponentially increases the risk of having an accident which could be fatal in its outcome.    Keywords: Ethanol impaired driving <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0973-9122
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15362
ID  - ref1
ER  -