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QJM 2004 97(9):631-632; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hch100
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QJM vol. 97 no. 9 © Association of Physicians 2004; all rights reserved.

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Cough syncope in Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers

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Sir,

We have recently become aware of four cases of serious road traffic accidents involving Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers, all of whom avoided prosecution from dangerous driving based upon medico-legal reports supporting the diagnosis of cough syncope.

One case resulted in the death of two pedestrians. The three other cases involved head-on collisions, two . . . [Full Text of this Article]

D.J.P. McCorry and D.W. Chadwick

Department of Neurological Science Liverpool University Clinical Sciences Centre Liverpool

P. Barber

North West Lung Centre Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester

P.M. Cooper

Hope Hospital Salford

S. Wroe

Ipswich Hospital Ipswich


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