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Cardiovascular Advisory Panel Guidelines for the Medical Examination of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers.

PB2003102771

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Blumenthal, R.; Connolly, H.; Gersh, B. J.; Braunstein, J.; Epstein, A.; Wittels, E. H.
Page Count	174
Abstract	Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has a powerful impact on the health and safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. These updated guidelines, prepared by a medical panel for FMCSA, contains medically-based, best practice recommendations to assist the medical examiner in determining if the CMV driver's cardiovascular condition poses a risk for the driver and others help standardize the certification process.
Keywords	Cardiovascular diseases Medical examinations Heart transplantation Advisory panels Guidelines Health effects Safety Best practices Recommendations Certification processes Hypertension Commercial motor vehicle drivers Ischemic heart disease Valvular heart diesease Myocardial disease Congenital heart disease
Source Agency	Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety
Corporate Authors	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	This publication is available in paper copy only. No other reproduction is authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200312

Cardiovascular Advisory Panel Guidelines for the Medical Examination of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers.

Cardiovascular Advisory Panel Guidelines for the Medical Examination of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers.
PB2003102771

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Blumenthal, R.; Connolly, H.; Gersh, B. J.; Braunstein, J.; Epstein, A.; Wittels, E. H.
Page Count	174
Abstract	Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has a powerful impact on the health and safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. These updated guidelines, prepared by a medical panel for FMCSA, contains medically-based, best practice recommendations to assist the medical examiner in determining if the CMV driver's cardiovascular condition poses a risk for the driver and others help standardize the certification process.
Keywords	Cardiovascular diseases Medical examinations Heart transplantation Advisory panels Guidelines Health effects Safety Best practices Recommendations Certification processes Hypertension Commercial motor vehicle drivers Ischemic heart disease Valvular heart diesease Myocardial disease Congenital heart disease
Source Agency	Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety
Corporate Authors	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	This publication is available in paper copy only. No other reproduction is authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200312