It is a HOT topic right now. How many of you have fallen asleep while driving? I have, and I could have killed somebody, but I was lucky. Now I am a compliant cpap user and I don't suffer the same symptoms that I once did. We all learned last week that a Boston trolley driver that fell asleep at the wheel and was killed, most likely had sleep apnea. (see story at
http://cpapcritic.com ) When I worked for a DME company we had drivers who had to pass a hazmat D.O.T. physical. One of my drivers had sleep apnea, and was required to do a compliance download before the Dr. would sign his medical certificate. I think that is the way it should be... at least for proffesional drivers. What do you think?
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