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What methods help in testing alcohol in the body?

Nowadays, drug alcohol testing becomes popular and vital in many companies. It helps reduce workplace accidents and gives you a safe environment to work. Here I write a few methods that help in testing alcohol in the body. Check it out.

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What methods help in testing alcohol in the body?

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  1. What methods help in testing alcohol in the body? Whenever it comes to drug alcohol testing there are several alternatives appear from which any can be chosen. Every testing method has its characteristics and benefits. All the methods are used as per the needs and requirements. There are many available centers of urgent care in Sacramento CA who are specialized in testing alcohol consumption in the body. Some common alcohol testing methods are explained below which helps a lot in inspecting the alcohol content in the body by numbers. For instance, it measures the amount like 0.8 BAC. 0.8 BAC is legally appropriate while driving.

  2. Here are some five methods that can be used to detect alcohol content. 1) Breath Alcohol Testing: It is one of the most commonly used tests due to its easy accessibility and on the spot results. The breathalyzer, an alcohol detecting device, measures the content of alcohol when an individual exhales the air. When alcohol enters inside the body then it gets absorbed into the blood. After that, the alcohol is carried by blood into the whole body, brain, and lungs. And when an individual breathes out, the device measures the amount of alcohol and that number is the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). Alcohol can be detected through this breath analysis device for up to 24 hours. 2) Blood Alcohol Testing:

  3. Alcohol can be detected via a blood test as well. When someone needs to test for alcohol then health care professionals will take a sample of blood from the arm via needle and send it for the testing process. The testing for accurate results usually takes 6 - 12 hours. It takes more time than breath alcohol testing and more accurate than breathe alcohol testing. Blood alcohol testing gives an accurate number of BAC. Alcohol can be detected via this testing for up to 12 hours. 3) Urine Alcohol Testing: The alcohol detecting test by testing urine is known as an ethyl glucuronide test. It detects the presence of glucuronide (ethanol's breakdown product) in the urine. This test usually conducted where alcohol is strictly prohibited for instance in the military, during probation programs, liver transplant, airline profession, or others. Detecting even the low level of alcohol is the advantage of this test. This test usually can detect the amount of alcohol for up to five to six days after consumption. 4) Hair Alcohol Testing: Yes, hairs are too useful in detecting the consumption of alcohol in the body. Even it is the one that can detect alcohol which consumed months before. The test examines the presence of ethyl glucuronide and fatty acid ethyl esters. The body hair that can be taken for testing can be of the head, chest, underarms, or pubic area. But the most preferred sample taken is the head hair. Almost 200 hair strands can be taken for the test and it must be of 3cm or above. 3cm of hair can cover 3 months and the length above than 3cm will cover the period accordingly. 5) Nail Alcohol Testing: The Nail alcohol testing method is also used to detect alcohol consumption for a greater length of time. It can replace the breathalyzer and blood alcohol testing method while in need to detect the alcohol consumption for up to 90 days. And it ignores the common problems that are usually faced in

  4. the time of hair alcohol testing. This test takes three days to show the results. Any of the above-listed can be used according to the situation or requirements.

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