| Abstract |
Recent work, conducted as a part of a report to Congress on alcohol limits for drivers(3), provided the basis for a useful tool that enables anyone with access to a personal computer to look up an estimate of BAC based on a person's weight, gender, number of drinks consumed, and time for which one is asking that the estimate be made. It should be understood that what results is an estimate because we calculate the BAC based on average values, for example, the amount of water in the body and in the blood, the average metabolism rate for a population, etc. The value estimated will certainly be correct for most individuals sharing characteristics placed into the computation, but may be greater or lesser depending on individual factors of which we do not have knowledge. |
