The medical aspects of motor vehicle accident prevention.

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Article1 February 1958THE MEDICAL ASPECTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT PREVENTIONHAROLD BRANDALEONE, M.D., F.A.C.P., GERALD J. FRIEDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.HAROLD BRANDALEONE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, GERALD J. FRIEDMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-2-363 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPhysicians are spending a great deal of time and effort in the study of disease in order to prolong life. Yet according toAccident Facts, 1957 Edition,1the leading cause of deaths for persons of from one to 24 years of age is accidents. Motor vehicle accidents account for 42% of all accidents. In the age group from 25 to 44 years, heart disease is the leading cause of death, with accidents second and cancer third. In the group from 45 years on, heart disease and cancer lead accidents as the cause of death. There were 95,000 deaths due to...Bibliography1. Accident facts, Preliminary Report, 1957, National Safety Council, Chicago. Google Scholar1. (a) Accident facts, 1956 Edition, National Safety Council, Chicago. Google Scholar2. Strong GF: The medical profession and traffic accidents, J. A. M. A. 158: 905-907, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. : Physical examination of drivers of motor vehicles in interstate commerce, J. A. M. A. 114: 1929, 1940. Google Scholar4. Kerr DJ: Motor driving tests, Practitioner 154: 195, 1945. Google Scholar5. Dunlop HA: Medical standards of fitness for driving, Practitioner 154: 201, 1945. Google Scholar6. BrandaleoneFriedman HGF: Physical standards for vehicle operators: an aid to accident prevention, Indust. Med. and Surg. 25: 17-22, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. BrandaleoneBlaneyIrwinKuhnMillerPenalverSethSimFriedman HLGHHSSERRERGJ: Recommendations for medical standards for motor vehicle drivers, Indust. Med. and Surg. 26: 25-32 (Jan.) 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. BrandaleoneFriedman HGJ: An aid to accident prevention-medical profile classification of bus operators, Indust. Med. and Surg. 22: 520-524, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. BrandaleoneFlamm HE: Psychological testing: effect on the accident frequency of bus operators, Indust. Med. and Surg. 24: 296-298 (July) 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Presented at the Thirty-eighth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, April 8, 1957.From the Departments of Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University College of Medicine, New York.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Harold Brandaleone, M.D., 116 East Sixty-third Street, New York 21, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byContinuous electrocardiographic monitoring during automobile drivingInnere Medizin und VerkehrsmedizinOrthopädie und VerkehrsmedizinThe medical ecology of public safety. I. Sudden death due to coronary heart disease 1 February 1958Volume 48, Issue 2Page: 363-371KeywordsAge groupsCardiovascular therapyRehabilitation medicine Issue Published: 1 February 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...