The effects of swabbing the skin on apparent blood ethanol concentration

G. J. Peek, A. Marsh, J. Keating, R. J. Ward, T. J. Peters

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Abstract

The swabbing of the arm with ethanol before venepuncture significantly raised the apparent blood ethanol concentration, when compared to the unswabbed arm. In contrast, when isopropanol was substituted for ethanol in these studies, no change in the blood ethanol concentration was determined.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)639-640
Number of pages2
JournalAlcohol and Alcoholism
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Toxicology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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