Blood Alcohol Meters (Breathalyzers)

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If a person slammed 1 shot of, say, Everclear… then IMMEDIATELY blew into a Breathalyzer, would the results be any different then if they had waited some time before blowing? What kind of brujeria is involved with these machines?Thank you

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Yes. Whenever you drink the breathalyzer will show higher results immediately after, most likely inaccurate results because you’ll literally be blowing ethanol into it. After waiting some time and not drinking your blood content will actually turn out a higher BAL because the alcohol will have been processed int your system by then.

As you wait the alcohol processes through your body, decreasing a breath test result, increasing a blood test.

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