BREATH TECH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A QT has the most direct effect of the breath test? T or F - Answer-True
The intoxilyzer 8000C can measure up to _______ BAC - Answer-600mg/100mL
blood
What is the proper terminology for the result when the breath test is complete?
(saying the accused blew 120) - Answer-120mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood
How long does the power on process for the intoxilyzer 8000C take? - Answer-30
minutes
After how many days will the alcohol standard solution expire? - Answer-15 days
What must be performed when the configure standard is changed? - Answer-
configure standard
What is the temperature of the simulator and it's acceptable range? - Answer-34
degrees celsius (can be within 0.2) so 33.8 and 34.2 is acceptable
What is the target value for the system calibration check and what is it's acceptable
range? - Answer-- 100
- must be within 10 % either way so 90 or 110 is okay as well
Will the intoxilyzer 8000C produce an exception message during an Esc, Esc "C"? -
Answer-No
What makes the most accurate results for a breath test? - Answer-deep lung air
(alveolar)
If someone is hyperventilating (breathing very quickly) what happens to their breath?
- Answer-cools it
If someone is hypoventilating (holding breath) what happens to their breath? -
Answer-warms it
What are the 4 criteria evaluated and must be met before a BAC will be produced? -
Answer-- flow rate (0.15 L/S)
- time (1 second)
- volume (1.1 litre)
- level slope
Approximately what percentage of available breath must be discarded before "deep
lung air" is reached? - Answer-70%
, Will a poor quality sample underestimate the BAC? - Answer-Yes
How many "suitable" samples must be obtained - Answer-2
Is there a limit on how many samples you can take? - Answer-no limit
How is the second breath test for the subject conducted? - Answer-Esc, Esc "R"
If you have two tests that are not within 20mg of one another, the third can can be
conducted after ________ minutes - Answer-17 minutes
What are the 3 audible tones? - Answer-- single tone (pass)
- continuous tone (flow rate met, breath analysis)
- high low tone - fail
Explain how the intoxilyzer works in general terms - Answer-- Breath is blown
through an approved instrument
- Breath goes through an infared sensor
- Infared detector conducts light energy to voltage
- Result is a mg of alcohol in ml of blood
What is the message when the results are 20mg apart from one another? - Answer-
no 020 agreement (re test subject)
What is the certificate of analyst? - Answer-- legal document for alcohol standard
solution
- proves solution is suitable for accuracy of intoxilyzer 8000C
Who is the QT designated by? - Answer-soliciter general
What does good agreement mean? - Answer-2 suitable samples that do not differ
from 20mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood
What does the certificate of analyst help form? - Answer-conclusive proof
What are 5 times the alcohol standard solution needs to be changed? - Answer-- 50
calibration checks conducted
- past 15 days (expired)
- no certificate of analyst
- solution expired
- system calibration check outside range for unknown reason
Can you purchase an intoxilyzer 8000C from any hardware store? - Answer-no
Is it possible to incorrectly hook up a simulator to the intoxilyzer 8000C? - Answer-
yes
When all 4 criteria are met what will appear in front of the breath test result? -
Answer-a zero
ANSWERS
A QT has the most direct effect of the breath test? T or F - Answer-True
The intoxilyzer 8000C can measure up to _______ BAC - Answer-600mg/100mL
blood
What is the proper terminology for the result when the breath test is complete?
(saying the accused blew 120) - Answer-120mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood
How long does the power on process for the intoxilyzer 8000C take? - Answer-30
minutes
After how many days will the alcohol standard solution expire? - Answer-15 days
What must be performed when the configure standard is changed? - Answer-
configure standard
What is the temperature of the simulator and it's acceptable range? - Answer-34
degrees celsius (can be within 0.2) so 33.8 and 34.2 is acceptable
What is the target value for the system calibration check and what is it's acceptable
range? - Answer-- 100
- must be within 10 % either way so 90 or 110 is okay as well
Will the intoxilyzer 8000C produce an exception message during an Esc, Esc "C"? -
Answer-No
What makes the most accurate results for a breath test? - Answer-deep lung air
(alveolar)
If someone is hyperventilating (breathing very quickly) what happens to their breath?
- Answer-cools it
If someone is hypoventilating (holding breath) what happens to their breath? -
Answer-warms it
What are the 4 criteria evaluated and must be met before a BAC will be produced? -
Answer-- flow rate (0.15 L/S)
- time (1 second)
- volume (1.1 litre)
- level slope
Approximately what percentage of available breath must be discarded before "deep
lung air" is reached? - Answer-70%
, Will a poor quality sample underestimate the BAC? - Answer-Yes
How many "suitable" samples must be obtained - Answer-2
Is there a limit on how many samples you can take? - Answer-no limit
How is the second breath test for the subject conducted? - Answer-Esc, Esc "R"
If you have two tests that are not within 20mg of one another, the third can can be
conducted after ________ minutes - Answer-17 minutes
What are the 3 audible tones? - Answer-- single tone (pass)
- continuous tone (flow rate met, breath analysis)
- high low tone - fail
Explain how the intoxilyzer works in general terms - Answer-- Breath is blown
through an approved instrument
- Breath goes through an infared sensor
- Infared detector conducts light energy to voltage
- Result is a mg of alcohol in ml of blood
What is the message when the results are 20mg apart from one another? - Answer-
no 020 agreement (re test subject)
What is the certificate of analyst? - Answer-- legal document for alcohol standard
solution
- proves solution is suitable for accuracy of intoxilyzer 8000C
Who is the QT designated by? - Answer-soliciter general
What does good agreement mean? - Answer-2 suitable samples that do not differ
from 20mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood
What does the certificate of analyst help form? - Answer-conclusive proof
What are 5 times the alcohol standard solution needs to be changed? - Answer-- 50
calibration checks conducted
- past 15 days (expired)
- no certificate of analyst
- solution expired
- system calibration check outside range for unknown reason
Can you purchase an intoxilyzer 8000C from any hardware store? - Answer-no
Is it possible to incorrectly hook up a simulator to the intoxilyzer 8000C? - Answer-
yes
When all 4 criteria are met what will appear in front of the breath test result? -
Answer-a zero
