How Do You Interpret Lab Results For Blood Test For Alcohol?
Blood tests for alcohol are often a key component of any DUI or other legal proceeding. One of the difficulties of such tests is that they can be difficult for a layman or a patient to interpret. Because tests done in a hospital often have a certain level of error associated with the measurements (based on the standards they use), blood tests for alcohol can be subject to interpretation. This guide helps you understand how to interpret them. Note the measured level of alcohol. This will usually be measured as a percentage of blood alcohol and will be one of the first results on a blood-alcohol test report. Note the time of the test. The timing of a blood-alcohol test is critical to interpreting the results. The more time that has elapsed between an initial query and a blood alcohol test, the less accurate the test may be. As a result, for legal issues such as a DUI, it’s important to determine the amount of time between the initial citation (the traffic stop) and the actual blood test.
