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DWI: your recommendations Files DWI Forum: readers' recommendations in print Links Solutions to Community Alcohol Problems--Marin Institute FreeNewMexican's DWI Resource Guide The death of Judith Scasserra-Cinciripini (see our stories of July 28 and July 29 ) is the latest addition to New Mexico's continuing, tragic legacy of DWI. This forum is for you to offer specific recommendations, proposals and ideas for effective change. What action do you want your elected officials (state Congress, the Governor, the courts) to take? If you were in office, what would you do for DWI reform? FULL STORY >> (253 comments;last comment posted august 19, 2005 9:23 am) DWI resource guide Files DWI Statistics and Recommendations--Dick Roth, ImpactDWI.org Save a life. Stay informed about the costs of intoxicated driving, and what you can do to stop it... 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Kavinoky DUI defense lawyers and DWI defense attorneys are often asked why they are taking a particular drunk driving case to trial, when a breath machine has produced a reading above the legal limit. What these lawyers know, and what they hope to educate their juries about, is that the breath testing machines that are used in DUI and DWI arrests are subject to error even in the best of circumstances. Breath testing in drunk driving cases is far from perfect. Breath testing in DUI cases dates back to 1937, when Rolla Harger invented the "Drunkometer" . This machine gave birth to an industry that has witnessed many new designs , each trying to improve on the reliability of its predecessor. However, even in our present era, every single breath-testing device is subject to mistakes. All breath-testing machines used in DUI and DWI cases make certain assumptions about the people being tested that may or may not be true. All of the drunk driving breath-testing machines are subject to human error, maintenance problems, interference from outside sources (such as radio frequency interference) , and internal malfunctions. The technology in the roadside PAS test is called "fuel cell" technology. This technology works by burning up the alcohol, which generates an electrical current that is measured and quantified with a numeric result. The technology in these roadside PAS tests is dubious at best. These devices do not have "slope" detectors, which are designed to guard against mouth alcohol causing an artificially high reading by detecting a negative slope (or sharp drop-off) in the alcohol level; they are not specific for alcohol, and are subject to error due to certain types of chemical buildup. DUI breath testing is an indirect way of determining blood alcohol content (BAC) or blood alcohol level (BAL) . Many states have tried to get around the obvious problems associated with converting a breath alcohol level to a blood alcohol level by outlawing driving above a certain limit as determined by either a blood or breath test. DUI and DWI lawyers in most states confront laws that make it illegal to drive while under the influence of alcohol , or to drive with a blood or breath alcohol level of .08% or higher. The former is based on actual impairment; the latter is based only on the subject's alcohol level, without regard to whether or not they are actually feeling the effects of drinking alcohol. Breath testing for alcohol is typically accomplished either on a roadside test prior to arrest, or on a more stationary machine at the jail following arrest. The portable device, which is a little bigger than a pack of cigarettes, is called a Preliminary Alcohol Screening (PAS) test, or Preliminary Breath Testing (PBT) device. In most states, the officer conducting the investigation is supposed to tell the DUI or DWI suspect that blowing into the PAS device is optional. In practice, this is done inconsistently, at best. The technology used in the stationhouse breath testing devices is slightly more reliable, in that they do typically have slope detectors to guard against mouth alcohol contamination, but are subject to human, internal, and external error as well. The stationhouse breath testing machines may use a fuel cell, or an infrared system to measure alcohol levels. Where an infrared system is used, the breath sample is blown into a chamber, and an infrared beam is shot from one end to the other. The beam is absorbed by alcohol molecules (and other molecules in the same spectrum, unfortunately) , and the amount the beam is diminished as it passes from one end of the sample chamber to the other is measured, and is expressed in a numeric value. The greater the amount of light that is absorbed from one side of the chamber to the other, the higher the reading on the machine. Unfortunately for those who stand accused of DUI, DWI, or any other drinking and driving related offense, the ways in which the breath testing machines can be in error are many indeed. They include problems with mouth alcohol causing artificially high results, non-specificity to alcohol (where other compounds are mistaken for alcohol by the machine) , radio frequency interference, calibration errors, human error, and more. If you or someone you care about is charged with DUI, DWI, or some type of drunk driving offense, it is critical that you contact a lawyer that is familiar with the errors associated with breath testing. 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312 Blood alcohol content 312 Blood alcohol content The blood alcohol content is measured in per cents or, as in Finland, in per mils. A blood alcohol content of 0.1% (i.e. 1) means that there is a gram of pure alcohol in a litre of blood. The alcohol content in other parts of the body, like the muscles and the brain, is the same. The alcohol content of fatty tissue is lower. The alcohol content of the blood is a practical way of measuring the amount of alcohol in the body. The blood alcohol content is also used as an indirect indicator of the level of intoxication, because the level of intoxication depends on the blood alcohol content. The alcoholic content of beverages is measured in percentages, either by volume or by weight. Percentage by volume indicates how many millilitres of pure alcohol there are per a decilitre of the beverage. Percentage by weight indicates how many grams of pure alcohol there are in 100 grams of the beverage. In addition to the amount of alcohol consumed, a person's weight and gender have an effect on the blood alcohol content. A big person will have a lower blood alcohol content than a small person. Women differ from men not only because of their average size, but also in the composition of the body. Women have more fatty tissue and less tissues that contain water than men. The body gets rid of alcohol by metabolizing it. The liver processes alcohol at an even speed. The metabolic process in the liver is the primary way for the body to get rid of alcohol, and there is little you can do to accelerate it. The rate of the process depends mainly on the size of the body, because the size of the liver is proportional to the size of the body. About a gram per each 10 kilos of body weight is processed in an hour. In per cents this means that, in an hour, the blood alcohol content decreases only by 0.012 - 0.016%. A normally built person who weighs 70 kilos metabolizes about 7 grams of alcohol in an hour, a person weighing 60 kilos only about 6 grams. In the morning after a night out you seldom stop to think that there may still be a good deal of alcohol in your body. The liver can metabolize a bottle of wine in approximately 12 hours; a bottle of spirits takes almost 24 hours. Kalervo Kiianmaa research professor, National Public Health Institute Print this page Forward this bulletin « 300 A-line

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DUI MOCK CAR CRASH SENDS MESSAGE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DUI MOCK CAR CRASH SENDS MESSAGE TOHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Miami Beach -- Don’t drink anddrive. That is the message that City of Miami Beach Fire Department is sending to MiamiBeach High School students, especially during prom and graduation season. Thousands ofteenagers have died due to car crashes because somebody chose to drink and drive. On Thursday, May 27 at 9:00 a.m. ,Miami Beach Fire Rescue, the Police Department, and Miami Beach High School students willbe participating in ACheat the Reaper - Live to See Your Future," a teenanti-DUI presentation which includes a simulated prom scene and car crash, at Miami BeachHigh School field, 2231 Prairie Avenue. The dramatized Drinking Under the Influence(DUI) - caused car crash, with all of the blood, sirens, and emergency personnel of areal-life DUI accident, will demonstrate the dangers of teens impaired by drugs oralcohol. This mock car crash will be shown to approximately 500 senior studentslive at the school=s playing field, days before their senior prom. By educating thestudents to make the correct choice and the results of the wrong choices, the City=s fireofficials are attempting to reduce the number of teenagers injured -- or killed -- inDUI-caused crashes. "There is a saying – ‘Goodjudgement comes from experience, but experience comes from bad judgement.’ The goalis to substitute an educational experience in place of an actual experience, so studentscan use it as their reference for good judgement when peer pressure forces them to makedifficult choices," said Miami Beach Public Fire and Life Safety Educator DavidMogen. Traffic crashes are the greatest singlecause of death for every age from five through 27 years old. Almost half of these crashesare alcohol-related. In 1997, 6,258 people, ages 15-20, werekilled in traffic crashes and 2,209 of these deaths - more than 35 percent - involvedalcohol. Young people are over-represented in alcohol-related fatal crashes. The alcoholinvolvement fatal crash rate for young drivers is about twice that of drivers over 21. In1998, statistics reveal that 16,189 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol in theUnited States -- an average of one every 32 minutes. These deaths constitutedapproximately 38.6 percent of the total 41,967 traffic fatalities, according to theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ACheat the Reaper@ uses drama students andStudents Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) members as victims and witnesses. Emergencyservices and officials involved in the mock crash are moulage, incident commander, triageofficer, transportation officer, medical examiner, law enforcement officers, media,ambulance personnel, fire suppression, safety officer, extrication officer, and publicinformation officer. During the simulated car crash, there will be vehicle extrication andvictim stabilization. A mock trial was taped last year in theDade County Courtroom of Judge Beth Bloom. The students will watch the taped trial viatelevision in the classroom after the crash scene. AIf just one life is saved, we will havesucceeded,@ said Miami Beach Fire Rescue Division Chief Ed Delfavero. The Miami Beach Fire Department thanks thefollowing sponsors: Miami Heart Institute, Judge Beth Bloom, Miami-Dade County MedicalExaminer=s Office, Beach Towing Service, Tremont Towing, Vista Convention Services South,Miami Children’s Hospital, Riverside-Gordon Memorial Funeral Services, Miami-DadeCounty Parks & Recreation Department and Miami Beach High School. This program is partof the City of Miami Beach Fire Department=s Preventive Education Program. For moreinformation, contact Inspector David Mogen at 673-7123. ### Call 673-7575/VOICE to request material inaccessible format, sign language interpreter (5 days in advance), or information on accessfor persons with disabilities. Cityof Miami Beach - Home Page