BAC TEST

Question 1

• Completing the course will certify you for how long?

Answer 1

THREE YEARS

Question 2

how long is your grace period after your card expires

Answer 2

• We have a 90 day grace period after your permit card expires

Question 3

PBT stand for what?

Answer 3

• PBT (preliminary Breath Test Instrument)

Question 4

what type of alcohol does the dragger test for

Answer 4

• Dragger only tests ethanol alcohol not the other types

Question 5

• Ethyl Alcohol is a WHAT for the Central Nervous System?

Answer 5

Depressant

Question 6

True or false Consuming food will not prevent intoxication (includes energy drink)

Answer 6

true

Question 7

what metabolizes alcohol

Answer 7

• Primary metabolized by the liver

Question 8

how is alcohol removed from body?

Answer 8

• Small amounts are excreted through urine and sweat

Question 9

can you speed up the process of becoming sober?

Answer 9

• There is no known way to increase the rate of elimination of alcohol from the human body

Question 10

• No alcohol involved, or impairment is inconsistent with alcohol level

Question 11

• Confirm the arrested subject has a qualifying prior offense within (HOW LONG)(mandatory booking)

Answer 11

10 years

Question 12

blood alcohol % for people under 21

Answer 12

• Under 21 blood alcohol 0.020 but less than 0.080 for THC it is 0.00

Question 13

Breath test is measured how

Answer 13

• Breath measured in g/210 L

Question 14

blood is measured how

Answer 14

• Blood measured in g/100mL

Question 15

Can the suspect request additional test??

Answer 15

• yes, Suspect may request additional tests

Question 16

• At no point do we have to jeopardize officer safety

Answer 16

true

Question 17

• Subject is required to provide two valid samples on the same instrument

Answer 17

true

Question 18

• If an errors occurs the instrument (dragger) will do what?

Answer 18

record all data up until the point an error occurs (no document will automatically be generated)

Question 19

if the suspect isn’t blowing hard enough, the officer gets to decide what?

Answer 19

• The Officer determines if a good faith attempt to provide a sample was made or if it is a refusal

Question 20

when going over the ICW paperwork, do not what?

Answer 20

• Do not interpret the ICW for defendant

Question 21

• Information to document when blood is taken:

Answer 21

1) Officer provided 2 grey top blood vials
2) Officer verified the expiration date on vials
3) Observe the staff member clean the draw site and note the cleaning solution used
4) Where was the blood drawn from? Arm, foot,left, right
5) Position of the defendant (seated, lying down)
6) Full name of the staff member drawing the blood
7) Officer shall observe the draw and note the time of the draw

Question 22

When investigating figure out the drinking location because?

Answer 22

• Obtain and enter specific drinking location, this is how the liquor and cannabis board determines which establishments may be overserving

Question 23

• DOL paper work, greater than or equal to 0.08, greater than or equal to 0.02 minors, greater than or equal 0.04 CDL refusals

Question 24

• Within 72hours send a copy of report to who?

Answer 24

Swornreports@dol.com

Question 25

- The operator will be able to reprint an evidentiary breath test document for up to?

Answer 25

90 days after the breath test.

Question 26

- Draeger uses dual technology:

Answer 26

infrared spectroscopy and electrochemical (flue cell)

Question 27

- PBT’s only utilize ?

Answer 27

electrochemical (fuel cell) EC

Question 28

- Draeger breath tube should be ?

Answer 28

warm or hot to the touch when ready

Question 29

- Touch screen do not use?

Answer 29

a pen or handcuff key

Question 30

- Beer/lambert Law:

Answer 30

the concentration of ethanol in a samples is proportional to the IR light absorbed by the subjects breath sample

Question 31

- There are how many blank checks in a complete dragger test

Answer 31

4 total (two for each sample)

Question 32

- Internal diagnostics, errors are what?

Answer 32

never automatically printed

Question 33

- The external standard checks what?

Answer 33

the accuracy of the instrument at the time of your subject's test

Question 34

- Results must fall between what?

Answer 34

0.072 – 0.088 inclusive

Question 35

- Similar and consistent samples can be achieved by what?

Answer 35

instructing the person on how to provide a sample also known as “good coaching”

Question 36

types of beaths

Answer 36

- Deep lung air versus shallow lung air

Question 37

-what message will display if instrument is not ready when the subject starts blowing

Answer 37

“Blowing not allowed”

Question 38

- Indicators of a good faith effort:

Answer 38

1) Audible tone from the instrument 2) Airflow through the breath tube 3) Blue line flow rate graph on the screen 4) Breath volume bar on the screen 5) Visual observations of the subject providing the sample

Question 39

- if the samples don’t fall within the acceptable limits it says what

Answer 39

- “samples outside 10%” will be displayed

Question 40

- If the subject puts something in their mouth, vomits, or you lose visual observation of the subject. you must what?

Answer 40

Preform a new mouth check and start a new 15-minute observation period.

Question 41

On the dragger add the location of what?

Answer 41

- Fill in the info if the subject was drinking at a specific drinking establishment

Question 42

- The instrument will time out after what?

Answer 42

2 minutes if sampling parameters have not been met

Question 43

- Invalid sample – the operator MUST what?

Answer 43

complete a new mouth check and begin a new 15 minutes observation period and run the test again. (answer this in the order it is or it will be wrong)

Question 44

- Interferent detected- acetone is a what?

Answer 44

known interferent with breath samples and can be detected

Question 45

- Preliminary breath test is a useful tool for what?

Answer 45

establishing PC for arrest

Question 46

how many times can you read implied consent warning for breath

Answer 46

up to 3 times