McDermott F T, Hughes E S
Med J Aust. 1983 Jun 25;1(13):606-8.
Blood alcohol estimations are compulsory for all road accident casualties aged 15 years or older who present at public hospitals in Victoria. This article examines the results of blood alcohol estimations performed between 1978 and 1980 in casualties known to have been motor vehicle drivers (excluding motorcyclists). There were three times more male than female driver casualties. Blood alcohol levels in excess of the legal limit of 11 mmol/L (0.05 g/100 mL) were found in 36% of male and 12% of female driver casualties; in approximately half of these, blood alcohol levels exceeded 33 mmol/L (0.15 g/100 mL). Between Monday and Wednesday inclusive, the legal limit was exceeded in 19% of driver casualties. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the percentage of driver casualties with blood alcohol levels above the legal limit was 30%, 40%, and 32%, respectively. The percentage of male driver casualties with illegal blood alcohol levels was highest on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights (6 p.m. to 6 a.m.), and attained 56%, 62%, and 65% respectively. Of all drink-driver casualties, 56% sustained their injuries on these three nights. These results direct attention to the need for improved driver education and behaviour, and for intensified law enforcement by traffic police during Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
对于所有15岁及以上在维多利亚州公立医院就诊的道路交通事故伤员，都必须进行血液酒精含量检测。本文研究了1978年至1980年间对已知为机动车驾驶员（不包括摩托车手）的伤员进行血液酒精含量检测的结果。男性驾驶员伤员数量是女性的三倍。在男性驾驶员伤员中，36%的人血液酒精含量超过法定限值11毫摩尔/升（0.05克/100毫升），女性驾驶员伤员中这一比例为12%；在其中约一半的人中，血液酒精含量超过33毫摩尔/升（0.15克/100毫升）。在周一至周三（含）期间，19%的驾驶员伤员血液酒精含量超过法定限值。在周五、周六和周日，血液酒精含量超过法定限值的驾驶员伤员比例分别为30%、40%和32%。男性驾驶员伤员血液酒精含量非法的比例在周四、周五和周六晚上（下午6点至上午6点）最高，分别达到56%、62%和65%。在所有酒后驾车伤员中，56%在这三个晚上受伤。这些结果促使人们关注改进驾驶员教育和行为的必要性，以及交通警察在周四、周五和周六晚上加强执法的必要性。
