Widmark Blood-Alcohol Estimate

Widmark blood-alcohol estimate (1932): BAC = A / (r x weight x 10) - 0.015 x hours, where r = 0.68 (male) / 0.55 (female); a population estimate, not a legal measurement.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Pure alcohol consumed
56 g
Body weight
70 kg
Hours since drinking
0 h
Sex
Male

Result: Estimated BAC 0.12% — at or above the 0.08% legal limit.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

< 0.08%
Below the common legal driving limit.
>= 0.08%
At or above the limit (A / (r x weight x 10) - 0.015 x hours). A population estimate, not a legal measurement or diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Pure alcohol consumed
  • Body weight
  • Hours since drinking
  • Sex
How this is calculated

Widmark EMP. Die theoretischen Grundlagen und die praktische Verwendbarkeit der gerichtlich-medizinischen Alkoholbestimmung. 1932. (Widmark equation.) Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.