Scand J Trauma Resus
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Feb 2015
Multicenter StudyAssessment of the breath alcohol concentration in emergency care patients with different level of consciousness.
Many patients seeking emergency care are under the influence of alcohol, which in many cases implies a differential diagnostic problem. For this reason early objective alcohol screening is of importance not to falsely assign the medical condition to intake of alcohol and thus secure a correct medical assessment. ⋯ With use of the expired pCO₂ as a quality marker the BrAC can be reliably assessed in emergency care patients regardless of their cooperation, and type and length of the expiration.