Alcohol Essentials: Blood Alcohol Testing

Course Description:

This course continues our Alcohol Essentials Series, which provides a comprehensive education on the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and chemical testing of alcohol.

In this course, participants will explore technical aspects of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) analysis. Topics include scientific principles related to ethanol vapor and concentration in the liquid phase, proper sample preparation, selection of appropriate internal standards, and the importance of calibration curves.

This course provides an overview of blood alcohol testing suitable for law enforcement, toxicologists, attorneys, judges, or other professionals responsible for working with criminal or civil cases where blood alcohol tests are to be considered.

Recommended Learners:

LEO
DRE
Toxicologist
Attorney

This course has been reviewed by ABFT and determined to be acceptable for submission to the ABFT for continuing education credit.

Amanda Mohr

Ms. Amanda (Mandi) LA Mohr serves as an Associate Director at the CFSRE working in the area of forensic toxicology and is the Program Director for the Forensic Sciences Mentoring Institute program. Ms. Mohr is also an adjunct professor in both Arcadia University’s Master of Science in Forensic Science (MSFS) program as well as in Thomas Jefferson University’s Master of Science in Forensic Toxicology (MSFT) program. See full bio.

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Course Content

Blood Testing 1 – Ethanol: The Basics

Blood Testing 2 – Alcohol Testing: Sample Preparation and Analysis

Blood Testing 3 – Alcohol Testing: Sample Quantitation