Effect of Stopangin Spray on the Alcohol Level Assessed by the AnalyzerAlcotest 7410 of Dräger Co

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Authors: M. Zelený; J. Mráz; T. Pexa; I. Mazura
Authors‘ workplace: Ústav soudního lékařství Brno
Published in: Čes.-slov. Patol., , 2000, No. 4, p. 54-59
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Overview

During a check-up of a driver by a police patrol in the Czech Republic by means of a breathanalyzer of Dräger Co. an alcohol blood level of 0.50 g/kg was assessed. Later the driver reportedthat before the test he used at 30- and 5- minute intervals the drug Stopangin spray. In theInstitute of Forensic Medicine the authors made an experiment which revealed that 22 minutesafter administration of the drug the apparatus gave a negative result. Agreement with theseconclusions was expressed also by a representative of Dräger Co. and the results were publishedas an expert opinion with a recommended procedure for the police of the Czech Republic in theSouth Moravian region.

Key words:
Stopangin spray - breath analyzer of Dräger Co. - effect on alcohol level

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