Alcohol Facts by National Draeger
EXHIBIT B-5 - Temperature Scales
EXHIBIT C-1 - Alcoholic content of beverages
EXHIBIT C-2 - Alcohol in the Human Body
EXHIBIT C-4 - BAC: full and empty stomachs
EXHIBIT C-5 - BAC curve: successive drinks
EXHIBIT C-6 - BAC curve: drinks consumed in short period
EXHIBIT C-7 - Stages of acute alcoholic influence/intoxication
EXHIBIT B-5
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TEMPERATURE SCALES
EXHIBIT C-1
*From: Shipley, C.V. Chemical tests manual for Kentucky, Traffic Safety Institute, Eastern Kentucky University, 1970, page 2.
EXHIBIT C-2
Alcohol in the Human Body
According to concentration in the brain, alcohol first impairs judgment, then causes muscular incoordination, stupor and finally unconsciousness.
Course of Alcohol
Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestines
Portal Vein
Blood
To all parts of the body
where it is stored in the
water until returned by the
blood to the liver to be
oxidized.
Primary Lobule of the Lung
diameter of circle=1/50th inch.
Blood vessels in the lungs end
in networks of capillaries in
the walls of the alveoli.
Alcohol from the blood is
imparted to the alveolar breath.
Alveolar breath contains 1/2100th
as much alcohol as the blood.
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φ Direction of Flow
• Alcohol
⊕ Alcohol being Oxidized
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EXHIBIT C-4
Body weight, drinks consumed and resultant BAC levels for full and empty stomachs:
Estimated amount of 80-proof liquor consumed in one hour to reach given BAC's.
To determine the approximate average number of ounces of 80-proof liquor needed in a one-hour period to reach 0.10%, draw a line from body weight to 0.10%. The line will intersect the average number of ounces needed to produce 0.10%. Follow the same procedure to determine the amount of liquor needed to reach other BAC's. Charts show rough averages only, since many factors affect the rate of alcohol absorption into the bloodstream. The rate of elimination of alcohol from the bloodstream is approximately 0.015% per hour. Therefore, subtract 0.015% from the BAC indicated on the charts for each hour after the start of drinking.
EXHIBIT C-5
The BAC curve when drinks are consumed successively over time.
Mean blood alcohol levels in male subjects consuming 1 or 2 ounces of 100-proof whiskey per hour per 150 pounds of body weight. First drink at time 0 with 1 drink each hour thereafter. Adapted from a figure in Forney, R.D. and Hughes, F.W. Combined effects of alcohol and other drugs. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1968, p. 16. (Originally printed in Clin. Pharmacol. Ther., 4:619, 621, 19 63).
EXHIBIT C-6
The BAC curve when several drinks are consumed in a short time period.
EXHIBIT C-7
Stages of acute alcoholic influence/intoxication1
1Prepared by: Kurt M. Dubowski, Ph.D. FAIC, Director, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Oklahoma, School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Member, Committee or Alcohol and Drugs, National Safety Council.
