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Drunk driving: Bring back the breathalyser – experts

Chris Bateman

Abstract


Although mortuaries and trauma units around the country dealt with fewer dead and injured motorists this Easter (46% fewer fatalities than last year), a leading trauma surgeon and a high-profile forensic pathologist emerged to call for a return to legally competent breathalysers.

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Chris Bateman, Health and Medical Publishing Group, South Africa

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Keywords

Drunk driving; Breathalysers

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2016;106(5):432-433. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i5.10912

Article History

Date submitted: 2016-04-14
Date published: 2016-04-14

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