The effects of swabbing the skin on apparent blood ethanol concentration.
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.
Peek
G J
GJ
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, Denmark Hill, London, U.K.
Marsh
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Keating
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Ward
R J
RJ
Peters
T J
TJ
D000433:1-Propanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000431:Ethanol; D000433:1-Propanol