Breath analyzer screening of emergency department patients suspected of alcohol intoxication

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 747-753

  Sebbane, Mustapha ^a   Claret, Pierre Géraud ^b   Jreige, Riad ^a   Dumont, Richard ^a   Lefebvre, Sophie ^a   Rubenovitch, Josh ^a   Mercier, Grégoire ^a   Eledjam, Jean Jacques ^a   De La Coussaye, Jean Emmanuel ^b  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

alcohol intoxication; blood alcohol concentration (BAC); breath alcohol analyzer; breath alcohol concentration (BrAC); Emergency Department (ED)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYZER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BREATH TESTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867334601     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.147     Document Type: Article

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