Myers R A, Taljaard J J, Penman K M
S Afr Med J. 1977 Aug 13;52(8):328-30.
Blood alcohol concentrations were determined in 115 patients who were involved in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) and admitted to the Johannesburg General Hospital over a 1-month period in April and May 1976. Seventy-eight per cent of the patients who had alcohol in their blood were seen on Friday and Saturday nights and approximately one-third of all victims had blood alcohol values which exceeded the legal limit of 0,08 g/100 ml. Alcohol appears to play a larger role in causing accidents and injuries than has been previously presumed. It is recommended that all casualty department doctors liaise more closely with the police authorities in the matter of blood sampling.
对1976年4月和5月期间在约翰内斯堡综合医院就诊的115名机动车事故（MVA）患者进行了血液酒精浓度测定。血液中含有酒精的患者中有78%是在周五和周六晚上就诊的，所有受害者中约有三分之一的血液酒精值超过了0.08克/100毫升的法定限量。酒精在导致事故和伤害方面似乎比之前推测的起着更大的作用。建议所有急诊科医生在血液采样问题上与警方当局更密切地联系。
