Dermal and pulmonary absorption of ethanol from alcohol-based hand rub

Ahmed-Lecheheb, Djihane; Cunat, Lisiane; Hartemann, Philippe; Hautemanière, Alexis

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2012.02.006

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“…A transient mouth alcohol effect is also consistent with the results from Ahmed et al. , which found no effect lasting longer than 15 min after repeated use of ABHS. For evidential tests, law enforcement officers are trained to conduct an observation period that lasts a minimum of 15 min to allow any potential mouth alcohol to dissipate.…”

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The Effect of Alcohol‐Based Hand Sanitizer Vapors on Evidential Breath Alcohol Test Results

Strawsine

Lutmer

2017

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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This study was undertaken to determine if the application of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHSs) to the hands of a breath test operator will affect the results obtained on evidential breath alcohol instruments (EBTs). This study obtained breath samples on three different EBTs immediately after application of either gel or foam ABHS to the operator's hands. A small, but significant, number of initial analyses (13 of 130, 10%) resulted in positive breath alcohol concentrations, while 41 samples (31.5%) resulted in a status code. These status codes were caused by ethanol vapors either in the room air or their inhalation by the subject, thereby causing a mouth alcohol effect. Replicate subject samples did not yield any consecutive positive numeric results. As ABHS application can cause a transitory mouth alcohol effect via inhalation of ABHS vapors, EBT operators should forego the use of ABHS in the 15 min preceding subject testing.

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The Effect of Alcohol‐Based Hand Sanitizer Vapors on Evidential Breath Alcohol Test Results

Strawsine

Lutmer

2017

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…The authors of the other two clinical studies described above also reached this conclusion. 15,16 In a formal extension to their work, they detected significant levels of ethanol vapour in the air around the entrance to the airway during use of alcohol hand gel. 17 We also informally explored the hypothesis of breath contamination by simulating various gel application scenarios.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…15,16 Both involved healthcare workers using alcohol hand gel in a hospital ward, and in both studies, the workers underwent breathalyzer and blood testing for alcohol at the end of a four-hour shift within two minutes of their final application of 70% ethanol hand gel. In the first study, where the average worker used hand gel nine times over their shift, 28 of 86 (32.5%) participants returned a positive breathalyzer test [mean (SD) 0.015 (0.01)% BAC].…”

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“…In the first study, where the average worker used hand gel nine times over their shift, 28 of 86 (32.5%) participants returned a positive breathalyzer test [mean (SD) 0.015 (0.01)% BAC]. 15 In the second study, where the average worker used hand gel 11 times over their shift, ten of 26 (38.5%) participants returned a positive breathalyzer test [mean (SD) 0.016 (0.014)% BAC]. 16 Only one of the participants across both studies tested positive for alcohol on a blood specimen taken at the same time as the positive breathalyzer test (see further comment on that case below).…”

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“…Also, that result (0.000022% BAC) was so low as to be consistent with normal physiological levels of ethanol. 15 Finally, all positive tests in all three studies were recorded in temporal relation (within a few minutes) to the application of alcohol hand gel.…”

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