Kubo S, Dankwarth G, Püschel K
Institute for Legal Medicine, Hamburg University, Germany.
Forensic Sci Int. 1991 Dec;52(1):77-84. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(91)90098-4.
This study reports on the relationships between the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the cause of death - which is of course common knowledge for forensic scientists! Our special aim was to gain unselected data for generalizing conclusions. The blood of 2465 consecutive cases (86% of all 2852 sudden unexpected and unnatural fatalities investigated at the Institute for Legal Medicine in Hamburg during the year 1989) was analysed. The BAC was evaluated according to sex, age, cause of death and place of death. In natural causes of death there were 80% cases under 0.05% BAC. Endocrine and digestive system diseases in particular were associated with positive BAC values. In unnatural death cases the BAC under 0.05% was found in 64% of the suicides, 62% of the accidents, 54% of the homicides and 51% of the drug intoxications. The drowning cases showed higher BAC's than traffic accidents. In suicides middle aged males had high BAC's.
本研究报告了血液酒精浓度（BAC）与死亡原因之间的关系——这对法医科学家来说当然是常识！我们的特别目标是获取未经筛选的数据以得出一般性结论。对连续2465例案件（占1989年汉堡法医学研究所调查的所有2852例突然意外和非自然死亡人数的86%）的血液进行了分析。根据性别、年龄、死亡原因和死亡地点对BAC进行了评估。在自然死亡原因中，80%的病例BAC低于0.05%。特别是内分泌和消化系统疾病与BAC阳性值相关。在非自然死亡病例中，64%的自杀者、62%的事故受害者、54%的凶杀案受害者和51%的药物中毒者BAC低于0.05%。溺水案件的BAC高于交通事故。在自杀案件中，中年男性的BAC较高。
