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- Title
Legal basis for standards of driving with diabetes.
- Authors
Griffith, Richard; Tengnah, Cassam
- Abstract
The tragic case of a district nurse killed when a car driven by a man in a hypoglycaemic state struck her while she took her regular evening walk highlights the dangers that can occur when a person with diabetes drives without regard to their condition. The man was later jailed for four and a half years for causing death by dangerous driving having been found criminally responsible for his actions because he failed to control his blood sugar levels during the journey (Valek, 2007). This article considers the legal basis for the medical standards for driving imposed on individuals with diabetes and sets out the likely consequences of failing to comply with those standards.
- Publication
British journal of community nursing, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
1462-4753
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjcn.2011.16.1.19