Francis M, Eldemire D, Clifford R
CAREC Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
West Indian Med J. 1995 Sep;44(3):99-101.
This study is a preliminary effort to document the role of drugs in motor vehicle accidents as it examines the presence of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine in blood samples of thirty-one motor vehicle fatalities. The study identified that males (90.3%) and pedestrians (41.9%) were killed most often. Evidence of alcohol intake was found in 77.5% of the fatalities and 35.5% had alcohol levels above the legal acceptable limits. Traces of marijuana were found in 22.5% and a combination of alcohol and marijuana in 22.5% of the victims.
本研究是记录药物在机动车事故中作用的初步尝试，它检测了31例机动车事故死亡者血样中的酒精、大麻和可卡因含量。研究发现，男性（90.3%）和行人（41.9%）是最常死亡的群体。77.5%的死亡者体内有酒精摄入迹象，35.5%的人酒精含量高于法定可接受限度。22.5%的受害者体内发现有大麻痕迹，22.5%的受害者体内同时含有酒精和大麻。
