Tag: Travel Safety: Motor Vehicle Injury
Measures Sought to ID Epilepsy Patients Who Are Safe to Drive
Those with longer seizures during driving tests more likely to have accidents
Playing Pokémon GO Leading to Increase in Distracted Driving
At least 14 crashes linked to the smartphone game during a 10-day period in July
Compromised Driving Skills Seen in Patients With Sleep Apnea
Lane position deviation significantly worse in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Car Accident Risk Up 50 Percent for Patients With ICDs
Danish study finds 51 percent greater odds, but absolute risk of a crash remains low
CDC Calls for Tighter Restrictions on Teen Nighttime Driving
Midnight cut-off is too late to help; 10 p.m. would prevent more injuries
Airbags, Seat Belts Cut Likelihood of Facial Fractures
Findings among patients presenting to U.S trauma centers after motor vehicle collisions
Few Elderly Patients Discuss Driving With Primary Physicians
Seniors more likely to have discussion if they go to geriatric clinic versus general internal medicine clinic
Atrial Fibrillation Ups Mortality Risk in Motor Vehicle Accidents
Study found having atrial fibrillation was associated with higher death risk among accident victims
Marijuana-Linked Fatal MVAs Up in WA State After Legalization
Experts say Washington state's experience could be a lesson for rest of country
Car Crash Risk May Nearly Double in Patients With Syncope
But whether lost consciousness is the cause isn't clear, researchers say