Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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To determine whether doctors working in emergency departments are aware which of the common conditions seen have driving restrictions associated with them and whether they routinely advise patients of these restrictions. ⋯ Doctors working in emergency departments are aware of conditions that lead to an inpatient admission that have driving restrictions. However, knowledge of conditions where patients are likely to be discharged was not as complete and advice was less likely to be given to patients. Emergency department doctors need to be more aware of restrictions that apply to conditions where patients are to be discharged.