| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2584 |
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I've got an application form for a skid control course, it has a few clauses... <usual about general good health & eye sight requirements> 1) I should not suffer from epilepsy 2) or haemophilia 3) or any other ilness or disability that might make it unsafe for me to drive a motor vehicle what I'd like to know is just how haemophilia is affecting my driving? thanks... ...art
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| 1153.1 | ouch... | PUGH::FRENCHS | G6ZTZ and by | Tue Jul 17 1990 17:27 | 7 |
Well, I would assume it is in case you do have an accident. Ie cut yourself. In a haemophiliac even a small cut may not clot and you could bleed to death. Hell... does this mean being thrown through the windscreen is part of the course. Simon :-) | |||||
| 1153.2 | NRMACK::GLANVILLE | Jay Glanville UK MIACT | Tue Jul 17 1990 17:57 | 12 | |
In fact haemophiliac's do not need to cut themselves at all to be in
trouble. I have a friend who suffers.
A simple knock can lead to internal bleeding - a small bruise to you.
Bleeding into the joints causes great pain and internal permanent
damage, but no external loss of blood.
I would have thought that with the likely jolting from a trip on a
skid-pan, it was a good idea to 'weed out' haemophiliacs for their own
protection.
Jay
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