[Transient Loss of Consciousness at the Wheel - Helpful Tools to Support the Evaluation of Driving Ability and Fitness to Drive].

Transient Loss of Consciousness at the Wheel - Helpful Tools to Support the Evaluation of Driving Ability and Fitness to Drive After road accidents, the person responsible for the accident often declares a "blackout" at the wheel. Although this claim is often used as a protective claim, there are also numerous diseases that can indeed lead to a transient loss of consciousness at the wheel. In these cases the correct medical examination by the clinician as well as the initiating of specific examinations in the run-up to the medical traffic examination can support the subsequent assessment of the driving ability or driving suitability by the traffic physician. This article is intendedas a guide to these proceedings.