SUDDEN ILLNESS AND CHRONIC DISABILITY IN DRIVERS AS CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICIANS REPORTING OF PATIENTS WHO MAY BE HAZARDOUS DRIVERS BECAUSE OF MEDICAL DISABILITY ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. PREVIOUS REPORTS OF THE ROLE ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASE IN ACCIDENT CAUSATION IS PRESENTED. AN OPINION IS SUPPORTED REGARDING PHYSICIANS REPORTING OF POSSIBLE HIGH RISK DRIVERS BECAUSE OF ACUTE OR CHRONIC DISEASE. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 3 Pp, 7 Tab, 10 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  N/A

  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Hay, R
• Publication Date: 1968-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Manitoba Medical Review
  • Publisher: N/A

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash causes; Diseases and medical conditions; Drivers; Ethics; Hazards; Legal factors; Physical disabilities; Physicians; Reports; Risk assessment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reporting
• Old TRIS Terms: Medical disability
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219830
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 2003 12:00AM