Kevin Spade2021-06-18T23:36:31+00:00Recent changes in the DUI blood draw law may significantly affect the overall situation on the roads. The law itself now allows the EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) to draw blood samples from the DUI suspects on the spot. Now, prior to that change, only qualified healthcare professionals, nurses and specially trained medical personnel were allowed to perform the procedure. Nevertheless, the main problem was that getting a potentially drunk person to the doctor took way too much time, so the results could be very different and the individual could sober up by the time of the procedure.
On the other hand, now, most law enforcement officers, who have already been trained as EMTs have the possibility to draw blood samples from the offender right on the spot. Furthermore, in case an ambulance is called on the site of the incident (which happens most of the time), its team has the...
