Expert: How Lindsay Lohan’s SCRAM Device Works

Lindsay Lohan has been accused of setting off her SCRAM device, but how sensitive are the alcohol-monitoring bracelets? Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos found out.

“How much alcohol do you have to consume for it to kind of read or let you know that some has gone through?” Menounos asked AJ Gigler, SCRAM’s National Sales Manager.

“I would say most often, typically, a beer to two beers within an hour — anything that small, can be picked up by the SCRAM device,” Gigler explained.

Gigler maintained that the device, which continuously monitors alcohol in a person’s system, is foolproof.

“So now if Lindsay Lohan has this on her ankle and she drinks, let’s say two drinks, does it sound off? Does it beep? Does it let her know that she’s passed that threshold?” Menounos asked.

“Participants on the SCRAM system aren’t going to have any indication whether they’ve been identified or flagged on a drinking event,” Gigler said.

Lohan appeared to be completely caught off guard after her SCRAM system was set off, reportedly over the weekend after the MTV Movie Awards, a source previously told the Associated Press. The actress offered no excuse as to what could have triggered the alarm, Tweeting on Tuesday, “My scram wasn’t set off-It’s physically impossible considering I’ve nothing for it to go off-All of these false resports (sic) are absolutely wrong.”

When asked what would happen if someone spilled alcohol on Lohan’s body, Gigler said the SCRAM would show a sharp spike, which would be an indication to the service of what really happened.

“When somebody spills something on someone’s leg or arm or even directly on the device, it’s going to show a very stark and quick peak for alcohol detection, which compared to what is humanly possible through absorption rates is going to look drastically different than that of some ingested alcohol,” he said.

Gigler went on to explain that a sample of perspiration is collected by the SCRAM every 30 minutes. Ingested alcohol remains in the system for hours.

Menounos asked if a person were able to hold a distance between their skin and monitor, would it prevent a measuring?

“Not exactly,” Gigler said. “Typically, any obstruction, believe it or not, will not only pick up that there is an obstruction in place but more often than not, we still detect the alcohol through the obstruction.”

And obstructing the device can carry the same consequences as drinking alcohol.

“If somebody is attempting to obstruct the device or move the device, whether alcohol is present or not, it’s still a violation of the court orders,” he said.

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