The Evaluation of Blood Alcohol Concentration of Drivers Involved in Traffic Accidents or Suspected for Alcohol in The Roadside Controls in Four Big Cities of Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorKarabağ, Gökmen
dc.contributor.authorDuran, Latif
dc.contributor.authorSever, Demet
dc.contributor.authorAsirdizer, Mahmut
dc.contributor.authorCan, Hale Nur
dc.contributor.authorDursun, Recep
dc.contributor.authorBilge, Adnan
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T19:13:12Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T19:13:12Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Previous studies have revealed a relationship between the driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) and/or driving under the influence drugs (DUID) and the increased risk of death and injury in traffic accidents. The aim of this study was to investigate of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of drivers after involved in a traffic accident or for suspected for drunkenness in the roadside traffic control in the Turkey’s four major cities. Methods: In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the laboratory registrations in university hospitals in four big cities of Turkey (Van, Manisa, Diyarbakır and Samsun) for BAC for five years (from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2019) of the drivers. Results: In 342 cases (7.1%), BACs were above the cut-off value (0.01 g/100 mL). Of the cases sent for alcohol determination, 11.3% were women and 88.7% were men, and their mean age was 35.3±13.1. In 342 alcohol positive cases, BACs were above 0.101% in 58.8% of cases. BAC positivity of the cases was 9.4% in Manisa, 6.3% in Van, 5.3% in Samsun, and 5% in Diyarbakır. BAC was found to be positive in 4.4% (n=24) of females and 7.4% (n=318) of males (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study is one of the limited number of multicentre studies in this field; it was concluded in the study that zero tolerance should be for drunk driving in traffic, the deterrence of fines should be increased, and roadside screening tests should be used more widely.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.17986/blm.1572
dc.identifier.endpage135en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-865X
dc.identifier.issn2149-4533
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage129en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1120938
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17986/blm.1572
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1120938
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/28459
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAdli Tıp Bülteni
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleThe Evaluation of Blood Alcohol Concentration of Drivers Involved in Traffic Accidents or Suspected for Alcohol in The Roadside Controls in Four Big Cities of Turkeyen_US
dc.titleThe Evaluation of Blood Alcohol Concentration of Drivers Involved in Traffic Accidents or Suspected for Alcohol in The Roadside Controls in Four Big Cities of Turkey
dc.typeArticleen_US

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