[Suitability to the specific task of drivers suffering from hypertension].
The italian legislation defines the minimal psychophysical requirements for driving licence, that is indispensabile to be employed, but leaves extensive discretion in the evaluation of the cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension, the most important risk factor for heart disease, is not considered a contraindication to drive. Uncontrolled blood pressure or target organ damage expose to acute complications that may well preclude safe driving and be the cause of crashs; therefore the role of the occupational physician is so important in the sanitary surveillance of the drivers of vehicles for transportation of people and/or goods.
Santoro
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Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Roma. annapsantoro76@yahoo.it
D'Alessio
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Bergamaschi
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D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D007558:Italy