BULLETIN 78F-26

CHEMICAL

TESTS
FOR

INTOXICATION:
INSTRUCTORS' COURSE

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DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL,
TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

CARL W. PROEM L, Assitant Superinenfdent

INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
T. J. BAILEY, Director

JANUARY,

1968

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Preface

With the enactment of legislation concerning the area
of Chemical Tests for Intoxication by the 1967 Legisla-
ture, it has become necessary for the Florida State
Board of Health and the Florida Department of Public
Safety to approve and certify instructors, technicians,
and instruments used within the State of Florida in
Chemical Tests for Intoxication.

This publication will provide a State-wide standard-
ized course for developing instructors in the Chemical
Tests for Intoxication field. Applicants for the In-
structor Development course in Chemical Tests for Intox-
ication must meet minimum requirements established by
the Florida State Board of Health and the Florida De-
partment of Public Safety. The Instructor Development
course is sponsored by the State Department of Education
with the assistance of Professor Robert F. Borkenstein.

The Chemical Tests for Intoxication breath test method
1 for determining blood alcohol has been accepted by
the American Medical Association, American Bar Assoc-
.. iation, International Association of Chiefs of Police
and the National Safety Council. The material pre-
Ssented in this publication was researched and prepared
by the Florida State Department of Education. It has
been approved by the Florida State Board of Health and
the Florida Department of Public Safety.

The Chemical Tests for Intoxication program, sponsored
by the Florida State Department of Education and oper-
ated through County Boards of Public Instruction, ac-
knowledges with appreciation the assistance of Profes-
sor Robert F. Borkenstein and associates, of Indiana
University.

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Course Description

The Chemical Tests for Intoxication Instructors course is
an eighty hour course designed to educate qualified law
enforcement personnel to become certificated instructors in
the Chemical Tests field. Present requirements are that
the personnel attending the course have a minimum of six
years law enforcement experience, two of which being a qual-
ified Chemical Tests for Intoxication technician.

The course of instruction includes history of alcohol, its
effect on the human body, alcohol tolerance, legal aspects
of chemical tests, types of tests and measurement of alco-
hol in body fluids through the use of various approved in-
struments. Also included are teaching methods, case prep-
aration and court work, and general maintenance of testing
instruments.

Those who successfully complete the course and qualify as
Chemical Tests for Intoxication Instructors are issued a
certificate by the State Department of Education and are
approved by the Florida State Board of Health and the Florida
Department of Public Safety in conformance with Chapter 67-
308, sections 322.261 and.322.262, Florida Statutes, relating
to chemical tests as to intoxication of persons operating
a motor vehicle within the State of Florida.

Chemical Tests for Intoxication Instructors C':a.-,e

Table of C;i'..

Orientation of Students.....................................1

Teaching Methods for Instructors........................... 1

Legal Aspects ................... .. ...0 ....... ............. 1

History of Alcohol ....... ... ......... .....0.... ............2

Background and History of Chemical Testing ..................2

Laboratory Projects...................... ....... ...o ....... 2

Alcohol and the Human Body ........................... .......2

Effect of Alcohol on Body Organs........................2

Effect of Alcohol on the Central Nervous System .............2

History and Types of Chemical Tests for
Alcohol in Blood......... .... ......................... 3

Laboratory Project Demonstration............................3

Metric System.......................... ............ .........3

Widmark's Hypothesis....0.......0....0...................... 3

Charles' Law and Henry's Law....... ........................3 3

Laboratory Instruction and Projects .......................o3

Laboratory Projects.......................................3

Maintenance of Breathalyzer
(Lecture and Demonstration) ....................... 3...3

Laboratory Projects and Teaching Practice ...............o..3

Maintenance Laboratory.o ....o...................... ....3

Laboratory Projects and Teaching Practice ..................4

Summarization of Entire Course
(Professor Robert Borkenstein) .........................4

Laboratory Projects and Teaching Practice................. .4

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Table of Contents
(cont'd)

Summarization of Entire Course
(Professor Robert Borkenstein).........................4

Final Examination..,....................... ..............4

Qualification of Instructors............ ............,.....4

Bibliography ...................... ............. .......... ..5

COURSE OUTLINE

Chemical Tests for Intoxication Instructors Course

First Day
8:00-9:00 Orientation

A. Basic Information
1. Introduction of Guest and Staff
2. School Facilities
3. Classroom Regulations
4. Course of Instruction

9:00-12:00 Teaching Methods for Instructors

A. The Instructor and His Job
1. Where I fit in as an Instructor
2. Types of students and why they need
what I have to offer
3. The Lesson Plan
4. How to Instruct

B. Personal Attributes and Techniques
1. Good Qualities of Instructors
2. Use of Questions
3. Hints on the Art of Questioning
4. Types of Questions

1:00-5:00 C. Types of Instruction
1. Group Instruction vs. Individual
Instruction
2. The Conference Method
3. The Lecture Method

D. Tools of Instructing
1. Blackboard, chalk and eraser
2. Prepared Charts, Graphs and Diagrams
3. Case Studies
4, Models, Mock-ups and Cut-aways
5. Slidefilms, Motion Pictures, and var-
ious Type Projectors

E. Evaluation
1. The Oral Test
2. The Written Test
3. The Performance Test

Second Day
8:00-12:00 Legal Aspects

A. Florida Laws Governing Intoxicating Liquor
and Driving Under the Influence
1. Senate Bill No. 167, Implied Consent

B. State Board of Health Regulations
1. Testing Methods Approved
2. Certification and recertification

History of Alcohol

A. Its Problems from the Beginning of Man
B. Fermentation
C. Distillation
D. Beverage Alcohol
1. Whiskey
2. Brandy
3. Wine
4. Beer
5. Medical Alcohol
6. Other distilled spirits

3:00-5:00 Background and History of Chemical Testing

A. Development of Chemical Testing Instruments

Third Day
8:00-12 00 Laboratory Projects

A. Research project assignments

1:00-5:00 Alcohol and the Human Body

A. Absorption
B. Distribution
C. Elimination
D. Accumulation of Alcohol
E. Alcohol Tolerance
1. Consumptive Tolerance
2. Constitutional Tolerance

Fourth Day
8:00-12:00 Effect of Alcohol on Body Organs

A. Skin
B, Gastro-intestinal Tract
C. Heart and Circulatory System
D. Liver and Kidneys

Effect of Alcohol on the Central Nervous System

A. The Braln
B. Vision and Hearing
C. Muscles
1. Voluntary
2. Involuntary
D. Judgement and Self Control
1. Euphoria
2. Loss of Inhibitions

1:00-3:00

1:00-3:00

3:00-5:00

Fifth Day
8:00-10:00

10:00-12:00

1:00-2:00

2:00-5:00

Sixth Day
8:00-12:00

1:00-5:00

Seventh Day
8:00-12:00

1:00-5:00

History and Types of Chemical Tests for
Alcohol in Blood

A. Separation of Alcohol from Body Fluids
1. Distillation
2. Dessication
3. Aeration

B. The Measurement of Alcohol in Body Fluids
1. Photo Electric Colorimeter
2. Titration
3. Color Standards

Laboratory Project Demonstration

A. Breath test method
B. Blood test method

Metric System

Widmark's Hypothesis

A. Converting Blood Alcohol to Body Alcohol

Charles' Law and Henry's Law

Laboratory Instruction and Projects

A. Operation of the Breathalyzer
B. Operation of the Equilibrator
C. Operation of the Simulator

Laboratory Projects

Maintenance of Breathalyzer
(Lecture and Demonstration)

A. Preventative Maintenance
B. Common Failures
C. Corrective Action

Laboratory Projects and Teaching Practice

Maintenance Laboratory

A. Disassemble Instrument
B. Reassemble Instrument
C. Preventative Maintenance Following "Pre-
ventative Maintenance Check List"
D. Unknown Solutions

Eighth Day
8:00-12:00

1:00-5:00

Ninth Day
8:00-12:00

1:00-5:00

Tenth Day
8:00-12:00

1:00-5:00

Laboratory Projects and Teaching Practice

Summarization of Entire Course
(Afternoon Session devoted to Professor Robert
Borkenstein to summarize entire course)

Laboratory Projects and Teaching Practice

Summarization of Entire Course
(Afternoon Session devoted to Professor Robert
Borkenstein to summarize entire course)

Final Examination

Qualification of Instructors

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Bibliography

Chemical Tests for Intoxication Manual, Committee on Medicolegal
Problems: American Medical Association. (May be purchased from
the National Safety Council.)

Donigan, Robert L. Chemical Tests and the Law. The Traffic Insti-
tute: Northwestern University; 1704 Judson Avenue, Evanston,
Illinois.

Erwin, Richard E. Defense of Drunk Driving Cases. Banks and Company:
Albany, New York; 255 Orange Street, 1963.

Roucche, Benton. Alcohol Its History / Folklore / Effect on the
Human Body. A Black Cat Book: Grove Press, Inc.; New York.

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