Solutions
Alcohol Correct Ans - A family of closely related chemicals whose
molecules are made up of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen
Three types of alcohol Correct Ans - Methyl Alcohol (methanol)
Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol)
Isopropyl Alcohol (isopropanol)
The type of alcohol contained in alcoholic beverages is Correct Ans -
Ethanol
What's the chemical abbreviation for Ethyl Alcohol Correct Ans -
ETOH
What are the two methods of making drinking alcohol Correct Ans -
Fermentation
Distillation
What percentage of alcohol goes through the stomach walls into the blood
stream Correct Ans - 20%
The other 80% will pass through the stomach to the Correct Ans -
Pylorus
The liver burns the ethanol, and this process is aided by an enzyme called
Correct Ans - Alcohol dehydrogenase
BAC for Tennessee Correct Ans - 0.08 (standard 21 or over)
0.04 (commercial driver)
0.02 (under 21)
, The average persons BAC level drops by how much an hour Correct
Ans - 0.015
BAC peeks how long after alcoholic beverage and when does it start to go
down Correct Ans - 30 minutes after last alcoholic beverage, and it
starts to go down 30 minutes after that (so an hour after last alcoholic
beverage)
BAC Correct Ans - Blood Alcohol Concentration
The number of grams of alcohol found in 100 milliliters of the person's
blood
Example: if a person has a BAC of .08, then there is eight one-hundredths of
a gram of alcohol in every 100 millimeters of the person's blood
The "illegal per se" Law makes it an offense to operate a vehicle while
Correct Ans - Having a statutorily prohibited blood alcohol content,
which is .08
A good, structured field sobriety test is simple and Correct Ans -
Divides the subject's attention
Detection Phase One Correct Ans - Vehicle in motion - do I have
sufficient grounds to stop this vehicle
Detection Phase Two Correct Ans - Personal contact - should I
instruct the driver to exit the vehicle
Detection Phase Three Correct Ans - Pre-arrest screening - should I
arrest the operator for DUI
Safe Driving Demands Correct Ans - The ability to divide attention
among numerous simultaneous tasks
3 types of interview/questioning techniques Correct Ans - Asking
for two things simultaneously
Asking interrupting or distracting questions