BREATH TECH EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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A QT has the most direct effect of the breath test? T or F -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True \| \|




The intoxilyzer 8000C can measure up to _______ BAC - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔600mg/100mL blood \| \|




What is the proper terminology for the result when the breath
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test is complete? (saying the accused blew 120) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔120mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|




How long does the power on process for the intoxilyzer 8000C
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take? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔30 minutes
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After how many days will the alcohol standard solution expire? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15 days \| \| \|




What must be performed when the configure standard is
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changed? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔configure standard \| \| \| \| \|




What is the temperature of the simulator and it's acceptable
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range? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔34 degrees celsius (can be
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within 0.2) so 33.8 and 34.2 is acceptable
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,What is the target value for the system calibration check and
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what is it's acceptable range? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- 100
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- must be within 10 % either way so 90 or 110 is okay as well
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Will the intoxilyzer 8000C produce an exception message during
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an Esc, Esc "C"? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No
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What makes the most accurate results for a breath test? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔deep lung air (alveolar) \| \| \| \| \|




If someone is hyperventilating (breathing very quickly) what
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happens to their breath? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cools it
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If someone is hypoventilating (holding breath) what happens to
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their breath? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔warms it
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What are the 4 criteria evaluated and must be met before a BAC
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will be produced? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- flow rate (0.15 L/S)
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- time (1 second)
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- volume (1.1 litre)
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- level slope
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Approximately what percentage of available breath must be \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


discarded before "deep lung air" is reached? - CORRECT \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


ANSWERS ✔✔70% \|

, Will a poor quality sample underestimate the BAC? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Yes \|




How many "suitable" samples must be obtained - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔2 \|




Is there a limit on how many samples you can take? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔no limit \| \|




How is the second breath test for the subject conducted? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Esc, Esc "R" \| \| \| \|




If you have two tests that are not within 20mg of one another,
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the third can can be conducted after ________ minutes -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔17 minutes \| \| \|




What are the 3 audible tones? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- single
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tone (pass) \|




- continuous tone (flow rate met, breath analysis)
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- high low tone - fail
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Explain how the intoxilyzer works in general terms - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔- Breath is blown through an approved instrument \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|




- Breath goes through an infared sensor
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- Infared detector conducts light energy to voltage
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- Result is a mg of alcohol in ml of blood
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