Alcohol in fatal recreational boating accidents
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1988-05-01
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Alternative Title:Alcohol in fatal recreational boating accidents
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OCLC Number:18126664
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Edition:Final Report; July 1986 - February 1988
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NTL Classification:NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors;
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Abstract:Data on the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of fatal recreational boating accident
victims were assembled for four states with reasonably good reporting on BAC between
1980 and 1985. In all there were data on BAC for 370 dead boaters. Of these victims,
roughly 30 percent had BACs above 0.10 percent, which is considered intoxicated on
the highways. Another 20 percent had BACs between 0.04 and 0.10 percent, which
indicates some alcohol-induced impairment. Elevated BACs were found to be signifi
cantly associated with accidents on Friday or Saturday night, males, two or more
persons on the boat, and calm water conditions.
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