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    Concordancia de tres métodos para detectar intoxicación etílica aguda en conductores de vehículos de motor en Bogotá 2005
    (UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, 2006) CAROLINA DOMINGUEZ MARQUEZ LUIS EDUARDO MUÑOZ PERDOMO OSCAR ARMANDO SANCHEZ CARDOZO; Domínguez Márquez, Carolina; López Castro, Adriana; Muñoz Perdomo, Luis Eduardo; Sánchez Cardozo, Oscar Armando; González Ortiz, Jorge Oswaldo
    Descriptive concordance study that assesses three methods used in Colombia to determine acute alcohol intoxication in motor vehicle drivers: the clinical drunkenness examination, breath alcohol testing and blood alcohol concentration. Using a sample of drivers examined at forensic medicine units in Bogotá in 2005, the thesis describes sociodemographic characteristics, type of vehicle and service, circumstances of the traffic events and frequency of alcohol intake. The results of the three methods are analyzed, degrees of intoxication are assigned according to current regulations, and concordance is estimated using contingency tables and Cohen’s kappa. The authors discuss the discrepancies observed between qualitative and quantitative methods, the forensic implications of these differences within the new accusatory criminal system, and propose recommendations for the expert use of clinical examination, breath testing and blood alcohol concentration in the assessment of intoxicated drivers.