Perspective
May 25, 2012
Are hospital blood alcohol tests valid medical records?
Blood alcohol concentration results in a medical record, often times, have no evidentiary value in the context of civil litigation. By Douglas A. Rochen of Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
Blood alcohol concentration results in a medical record, often times, have no evidentiary value in the context of civil litigation. Accidents occur on a daily basis, some of which involve alcohol. Without a proper foundation built with reliable evidence, blood alcohol results in medical records have no more value than the paper they are written on. Such evidence should be precluded to avoid severe prejudice to the person involved.
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