Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
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J Cardiopulm Rehabil · May 1998
The acceptable risk of driving after myocardial infarction: are bus drivers a special case?
Bus drivers frequently encounter difficulty in returning to their former employment after recovery from myocardial infarction. The risk that a recurrence of myocardial infarction may cause a personal-injury accident is analyzed. ⋯ The overall risk is 0.00002, 1 in 50,000 driver-years, is lower than accepted for passenger-car operators, and only slightly greater than for the older symptom-free adult. Bus drivers who meet the current standards of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society should be encouraged to return to their former employment.