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Table 3 Unintentional drowning, 2000–2013: potential cases with PM ethanol production

From: Epidemiology of alcohol-related unintentional drowning: is post-mortem ethanol production a real challenge?

Age (yrs), all male

BAC (mg/dL)

UAC (mg/dL)

VAC (mg/dL)

Month of death

Submersion time (days)

Activity, site

Witnesses

54

46

0

NA

April

0

falling, sea

NA

56

36

0

NA

June

3

falling, pond

no

48

25

0

NA

August

24

boating, lake

no

2

48

0

NA

March

50

falling, river

yes

  1. BAC blood alcohol concentration, UAC urine alcohol concentration, VAC vitreous humour concentration, NA not available