Implied consent to drunk driving tests: how hospitals can help.
An attorney explains the state laws designed to remove intoxicated drivers from the road by suspending their driving privilege. He describes the role the hospital emergency department plays in performing tests to determine blood alcohol level, and suggests that hospitals establish procedures for administration of such tests.
D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States