Epidemiological investigation on cases of blood alcohol concentration test in Zhangjiagang City / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the current status of drunk driving among the automobile drivers in Zhangjiagang city by detecting the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on the divers or casualties and the statistical survey in order to provide the scientific basis for preventing drunk driving .Methods The cases of BAC detection accepted by the the judicial expertise institute of this hos-pital from January 2012 to April 2013 were retrospectively analyzed for conducting the statistical analysis according to the cases character(traffic accident or seizing) ,transportation modes ,time of the cases and the BAC detection results .Results Among 1464 cases of BAC detection during this period ,328 cases were seized by traffic police(22 .4% ) ,1134 cases were the traffic accidents(77 . 5% ) and 2 cases were other accidents(0 .1% ) .The motor vehicle involved in 1164 cases ,accounting for 79 .6% ,the other 298 cases were caused by non-motor vehicle or pedestrians(20 .4% );838 cases(57 .3% ) were drunkenness ;203 cases(13 .9% ) were after drinking .Conclusion The situation of drunk driving in Zhangjiagang city is still severe ,which needs to strengthen the law enforce-ment efforts and the publicity and education to decrease the the unlawful behaviors of drunk driving and reduce the occurrence rate of traffic accidents .