CARDIAC PATIENT AND DRIVING ABILITY

DIE BEURTEILUNG DER FAHRTAUGLICHKEIT BEI HERZ- UND KREISLAUFKRANKEN

Cardiovascular disorder is, on the existing evidence, rarely a cause of road accidents resulting in injury to other road users. A licence for motorcars can be issued on certain conditions on medical advice. Patients should be discouraged from using a motorcycle or driving professionally. In cases of recent myocardial infraction, frequent angina pectrois, severe, complicated or malignant hypertension, decompensated heart condition, aneurysm of heart or aorta, rhythm disturbances giving rise to syncope and acute myocarditis or endocarditis, a patient should not be allowed to drive a car.

• Corporate Authors:

  Verlag Hans Huber

  Laenggass-Strasse 76
  3000 Bern 9,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Hartmann, H
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 601-605
• Serial:
  • Therapeutische Umschau/revue Therapeutique
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cardiovascular system; Driver performance; Drivers; Health; Heart; Motorcycles; Personnel performance; Traffic crashes; Travelers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083735
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1975 12:00AM