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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Gamma glutamyltransferase activity. Blood alcohol concentration and suspension history of injured male drivers and riders | | Authors | Holubowycz OT | | Year | 1989 | | Type | Journal Article | | Abstract | Blood alcohol concentration (BAC), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) values and histories of alcohol-related licence suspensions were examined in a sample of male drivers and riders admitted after a road crash to the major trauma hospital in South Australia. THe results indicated that 14.5% had a BAC of 0.15 g/100ml or above on admission to hospital, 29% had a GGT value of at least 50 lU/l, and 14.9% had previously lost their licence because of drink-driving. Those injured crash-involved drivers and riders whose elevated GGT activity indicated probable chronic heavy use of alcohol also had an increased likelihood of prior alcohol-related licence suspensions. THey were also more likely to have had a high BAC in the crash which was the reason for their hospitalization. | | Journal Title | Journal of Traffic Medicine | | Journal Volume (Issue) | 17(2) | | Page Range | 7-10 | | Notes | available from CASR library on request |
| Reference | | Holubowycz OT (1989). Gamma glutamyltransferase activity. Blood alcohol concentration and suspension history of injured male drivers and riders. Journal of Traffic Medicine, 17(2), 7-10. |
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