3 Classes of Traumatic Brain Injury Determine Driver Certification

3 Classes of Traumatic Brain Injury Determine Driver Certification

Last updated Aug 21, 2019 at 6:28AM | Published on Jul 26, 2015 | DOT Exams, Neuro

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can have lasting effects on a driver’s memory, reasoning, sensation, communication and understanding, and cause emotional issues including depression, anxiety and personality changes. I have examined a driver who has history of auto...
Return to Work Evaluation after a Stroke

Return to Work Evaluation after a Stroke

Last updated Sep 11, 2019 at 5:47AM | Published on Mar 4, 2015 | Neuro, Occupational Medicine, Stroke

  Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA I was asked to do an evaluation for an employee returning to work following a CVA. He operates a tow motor and the employer wants to ensure he will be safe. ADA concerns? The process for these type of evaluations is...
Return to Work Evaluation after a Stroke

DOT Physical Certification after a Stroke

Last updated Oct 2, 2019 at 10:49AM | Published on Aug 18, 2014 | DOT Exams, Neuro, Occupational Medicine, Stroke

The NADME DOT certification training course states that the recommendation for DOT certification following a stroke is one year.  One of our providers has since been told that the recommendation is 6 months…She wondering which is correct. The recommended (not...