A Study Using Body Fluids to Determine Blood Alcohol

A study of the alcohol concentration in post mortem samples of blood, bile, vitreous humor, and urine was conducted over a 2-yr period. The results of this study are submitted with data averages, standard deviations, and coefficients of variation. The blood alcohol/body fluid ratio can provide valuable information for the Interpretation of alcohol consumption and equilibrium. The other body fluids can also provide this information when no blood sample is available. In t roduct ion Blood alcohol concentration f victims or subjects of trauma has been a source of discussion and interpretation for many years. The blood samples can be contaminated with stomach contents, the sampling technique may not provide a homogeneous blood sample, there may be no blood sample available, or the blood may be mixed with pleural cavity fluid (often this is all that i