Social Factors
Driving Post-MI
For a car/motorcycle licence, you do not need to tell the DVLA
- Can recommence driving after 1 week if successfully treated with coronary angioplasty
- If not successfully treated with coronary angioplasty, can commence driving after 4 weeks
For a bus, coach or lorry licence - must tell DVLA and stop driving for 6 weeks.
Assessment with doctor after 6 weeks to see if meet medical standard to start driving again.
Driving with an arrythmia diagnosis
- Must not drive if arrythmia has caused or is likely to cause incapacity
- Drive 4 weeks after underlying cause of arrythmia has been found and the arrythmia has been controlled
- If they drive a bus, coach or lorry, licence will be revoked and only be reinstated after an underlying cause has been identified, the arrythmia has been controlled for 3 months, and they have an LV ejection fraction of >40%.
Occupation
Since Mr Mackay operates heavy machinery and the nature of his work is relatively physical, it may be several months until he feels well enough to return to work again. What implications do you think this may have for him and his family?
