Tag: Travel Safety: Motor Vehicle Injury
Drug-Impaired Driving Continuing to Rise in the United States
Deaths due to drugged driving are rising as states legalize pot and drug abuse grows
Doctors Encouraged to Assess Driving Risks for T1DM Patients
Researchers say new checklist can help determine when hypoglycemia should keep patients off the road
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
