RT Book, Section
A1 Palmer, Robert B.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Smith, Silas W.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
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ID 1163022671
T1 Assessment of Ethanol-Induced Impairment
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259859618
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163022671
RD 2024/04/18
AB Myriad  medical  texts  describe  the  medical  consequences  of  acute  and  chronic  ethanol  use.  The  purpose  of  this  discussion  is  to  describe  the  history  and  use  of  assessments  of  ethanol-induced  impairment,  primarily  in  a  legal  context.  Some  of  the  principles  described,  however,  are  extrapolated  from  the  legal  to  the  medical  setting.  Throughout  this  chapter,  the  terms  ethanol  and  alcohol  are  used  interchangeably  in  order  to  retain  the  forensic,  legislative,  and  medical  contexts  in  which  the  terms  are  used.  Similarly,  words  such  as  drunk  and  punishable  are  also  occasionally  used  in  this  chapter  in  order  to  preserve  the  specific  language  used  in  the  early  studies  and  legal  writings.