Morgan R, Turnbull C J, King D
Withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 1995 Oct;71(840):590-2. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.840.590.
An audit of 150 patients on five acute geriatric wards found that 28 (19%) still drove. Forty-three (28%) used to drive but had given up, whilst 79 (53%) (76 of whom were female) had never driven. Former drivers gave the main reason for stopping as cost. No driver could recall being advised about driving by a doctor. Twenty-two drivers (79%) had a significant clinical condition that could affect driving, ranging from blackouts to arthritis. It is recommended that all elderly patients should be asked if they drive and any clinical conditions they might have that would adversely affect their driving be sought. Appropriate advice should be given by doctors to their elderly patients in order to safeguard them and the public from road traffic accidents.
对五个急性老年病房的150名患者进行的一项审计发现，28名（19%）仍在开车。43名（28%）曾经开车但已放弃，而79名（53%）（其中76名是女性）从未开过车。以前的司机给出的停车主要原因是费用。没有司机记得曾被医生建议不要开车。22名司机（79%）有一种可能影响驾驶的重大临床疾病，从昏厥到关节炎不等。建议询问所有老年患者是否开车，并了解他们可能存在的任何会对驾驶产生不利影响的临床疾病。医生应该给老年患者提供适当的建议，以保护他们和公众免受道路交通事故的伤害。
