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FAQs

Are BAC calculators correct? ›

It's important to understand that BAC calculators and charts can only provide an approximation of your BAC. You should never rely on them to determine whether or not it's safe to drive. The accuracy and reliability of online BAC calculators are usually disclaimed in very strong terms.

Dasgupta's research, the perfect BAC in accordance with these moderate drinking guidelines is 0.04 - 0.05%. When your BAC is in this range, you feel good, you gain all the health benefits from the alcohol, and you should not appear overly impaired. "Once you go above that, impairment begins," Dasgupta says.

16-19 BAC impaired coordination and judgment. Could black out or pee your pants. Nausea, higher anxiety. "sloppy" drunk, could pass out.

Assume your BAC drops at about 0.015% every hour. If you start at 0.08%, your blood alcohol content will drop to 0.065% in the first hour after you stop drinking. After another hour, you would reach 0.05%. You would get to 0.035% after three hours; after the fourth hour, you would reach 0.02%.

0.20 – 0.29% – You'll feel dazed, confused, and disoriented. Balance and muscle control have deteriorated, and you may need help walking. You may not notice if you injure yourself, as feelings of pain are numbed. Nausea and vomiting are likely, and an impaired gag reflex could cause you to choke on your own vomit.

Contrary to popular belief, nothing can lower BAC except time; coffee, cold showers, and chugging glasses of water will not help you sober up any faster.

At 200 pounds, a man will have a BAC of 0.06. If he drinks them over one hour, he will have a BAC of 0.004, and after two hours, he will have a BAC of 0.02. After three hours, his BAC will be down to 0.01, and after four hours, it will be down to 0.00.

For example, if you weigh 120 pounds and drink six beers in four hours, your BAC will be around . 11, which is well above the legal threshold. On the other hand, if you weigh 180 pounds and drink six beers in four hours, your BAC will be around . 06, which is below the legal limit.

BAC 0.10%: At this percentage, you may have a reduced reaction time, slurred speech and slowed thinking. BAC 0.15%: At this percentage, you may experience an altered mood, nausea and vomiting and loss of balance and some muscle control.

What is the highest BAC ever recorded? ›

One such case involved a Polish man who was found to have a BAC level of 1.480% [3]. Such a high BAC level is significantly above the legal limit and poses a grave risk to the individual's health and safety.

A BAC of 0.05 to 0.08 g% is likely to make you at risk of impaired judgment and reduced inhibitions. A BAC of 0.08 to 0.15 g% is likely to put you in a risky state. Likely effects include slurred speech, impaired balance and coordination, unstable emotions and possibly nausea and vomiting.

As the chart below indicates, a BAC between . 01% and . 06% is typically associated with feeling 'buzzed' or 'tipsy. ' Staying within this range helps to reduce the change of negative outcomes associated with alcohol consumption from occurring.

Blood Alcohol Concentration

The body is very sensitive to alcohol. A person with a BAC of . 30 percent may lapse into a coma, and a BAC of . 40 percent can result in death.

A typical 12 ounce beer is about 5% alcohol. An average man weighing 180lbs who has two 12 ounce beers would expect to reach a peak BAC of only 0.043%. An average woman weighing 160lbs would expect to reach a peak BAC of 0.057%.

BAC can be measured by breath, blood, or urine tests. The number of drinks consumed is a very poor measure of intoxication largely because of variation in physiology and individual alcohol tolerance. Variation exists with respect to: Body weight.

Studies have shown that breathalyzer readings vary at least 15% from actual blood alcohol levels, with 23% of subjects having breathalyzer results giving readings that are in excess of their true blood alcohol levels.

Most online BAC calculators use the Widmark equation to estimate a user's BAC. The Widmark equation has been reported to have an average uncertainty of around 20%. This means that any estimate made by a BAC calculator could be up to 20% too high or too low.

While alcohol blood testing is the most accurate method of measuring the amount of alcohol in the body, alcohol can also be measured in samples of a person's sweat, hair, urine, breath, and saliva.