The Blood Alcohol Concentration Testing Emergency Room Investigation Analysis Study: A 1-Year Review of Blood Alcohol Concentration Testing in an Emergency Department

Table 2

Outcomes of patients with positive BACs.

	BAC < 300	BAC 300–349	BAC 350–399	BAC ≥ 400
Referred (12.6%)	73	3	1	2
Left (16.5%)	73	13	9	8
Discharged (50.8%)	255	29	15	19
Admitted (18.8%)	93	11	6	8
Admitted to ICU (1.3%)	6	2	0	0

0.6% were removed because they were disruptive and posing a danger to other patients and the ED staff. 12.6% were referred to a specialty team (6% psychiatry referral, 27% of patients to medical team, and 14% to surgical team). 2% were transferred to other hospitals. 16.5% were left before treatment complete.