Here is a quick review of the pros and cons of calibration standards for alcohol test devices.
What Does CLIA Waived Mean?
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) establishes quality standards for all laboratory testing to ensure the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of patient test results.
Checkpoint and Alco-Breath Tube Receive FDA Clearance
The CheckPoint breath alcohol test and the Alco-Breath Tube alcohol test received FDA 510-k clearance in April 2011.
How Tipsy Are You?
One of the more frequently asked questions customers ask is “How many drinks does it take to be legally drunk?” The question can be answered with the B.A.C. Wheel, an easy-to-use, low-tech calculator that takes the guesswork out of estimating alcohol levels. The B.A.C. Wheel uses number of drinks, body weight, time, and gender to scientifically estimate blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
Did you know…? Ins and Outs of BAT Training
Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) training certifies a student as proficient on a particular breath alcohol testing instrument.
The Trouble with Urine Alcohol Testing
Alcohol concentration testing using saliva and the breath has been shown to be highly correlated to alcohol concentration testing using blood, which is the gold standard of alcohol concentration testing. Alcohol testing using blood, saliva, and breath has proven extremely predictable and reliable, especially when determining current intoxication.
What Parents Need to Know about Home Drug Tests
Over the past several years, drug test kits marketed for home use have become increasingly available. Most of the marketing of these kits has been towards parents being able to test their children.
DOT Identifies Specimen Collection Errors
In a discussion with DATIA staff earlier in late October Department of Transportation (DOT) officials noted a large number of errors in DOT specimen collections. The following are the errors DOT identified, and our recommendations for best practices to ensure compliance with collection procedures.
Interpreting Breath Alcohol Test Results
So you do an alcohol test on someone with an Alco-Sensor FST and the result is .046. Is that a high or low result? How intoxicated is the individual? How many drinks have they had? The following table presents the significance of different intoxication levels.
What You Need to Know About Alcohol Test Cut-off Levels
The concept of cut-off levels is a fundamental concept of drug and alcohol testing with which every professional should be familiar…