Driving with an internal defibrillator: legal, ethical, and quality-of-life issues.
Patients with internal cardioverter-defibrillators experience many issues after implantation. One issue is operating a motor vehicle. This issue has many ethical, legal and quality-of-life concerns that must be addressed by the patient, health care providers, and society. The legal and ethical issues surrounding patients with internal cardioverter-defibrillators will be explored using an ethically based theoretical framework.
Finch
N J
NJ
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
Sneed
N V
NV
Leman
R B
RB
Watson
J
J
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004989:Ethics; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009864:Ontario; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States