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Accuracy of Consumer-marketed smartphone-paired alcohol breath testing devices: A laboratory validation study.

Mucio Kit DelgadoFrances ShoferReagan WetherillBrenda L CurtisJessica HemmonsEvan SpencerCharles BranasDouglas J WiebeHenry R Kranzler
Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2021)
The accuracy of smartphone-paired devices varied widely in this laboratory study of healthy participants. Although some devices are suitable for clinical and research purposes, others underestimated BAC, creating the potential to mislead intoxicated users into thinking that they are fit to drive.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • risk assessment