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ROAD-SIDE BREATH TESTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Police
DEF

A device used by police to test for alcohol in the breath of motor-vehicle drivers suspected of being intoxicated.

OBS

This type of breath analyzer is less precise than the "breathalyzer" and cannot be used as evidence. It is designed only to ascertain the presence of alcohol in a person's blood rather than the actual amount.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Police
OBS

L'alcootest n'évalue que de façon imprécise la présence d'alcool dans le sang.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Policía
DEF

Dispositivo para medir la cantidad de alcohol en el aire espirado.

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