Sudden death while driving.
Sudden death of cardiac origin in drivers of motor vehicles has been perceived to be a danger to other drivers, passengers, pedestrians and property, and in provinces other than Ontario people with a history of cardiac disease are not permitted to hold a commercial driver's license. An examination of the literature indicates that injury or death of others occurs rarely when someone dies while driving. It is postulated that drivers who have a myocardial infarction experience warning symptoms, which allows them to take action to prevent a serious accident. It is suggested that a history of heart disease should not necessarily prevent people from holding a commercial driver's license.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002170:Canada; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005431:Florida; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D013548:Sweden