Herner B, Smedby B, Ysander L
Br J Ind Med. 1966 Jan;23(1):37-41. doi: 10.1136/oem.23.1.37.
Forty-one of the 44,255 road accidents reported to the police in one region of Sweden during 1959-63 were, or probably were, caused by sudden illness in the driver of a motor-vehicle. All 41 were males. The illness was most often due to epilepsy or myocardial infarction. Eight drivers died at the wheel from their disease. No other persons were killed in the 41 accidents. Only in 19 out of the 41 cases was there any possibility of a previous medical examination having indicated that the man was unfit to drive. In view of this, and the extremely small proportion—about 1 in 1,000—of accidents caused by sudden illness at the wheel, there is little point in providing for general measures such as periodic medical examination to prevent these accidents. Attention should be directed to other types of accidents and other groups of drivers.
1959年至1963年期间，瑞典某一地区向警方报告的44255起道路交通事故中，有41起或可能是由机动车驾驶员突发疾病引起的。这41名驾驶员均为男性。疾病最常见的原因是癫痫或心肌梗死。8名驾驶员在驾车时因疾病死亡。在这41起事故中没有其他人员死亡。在41起案例中，只有19起有可能之前的体检表明该男子不适合驾驶。鉴于此，以及因驾驶员突发疾病导致的事故比例极小——约为千分之一，制定诸如定期体检等一般措施来预防这些事故几乎没有意义。应将注意力转向其他类型的事故和其他驾驶员群体。
