O idoso e a direção de veículos automotores

Abstract

This work analyses, from the accumulated experience of the author and documentary analysis, determined by the participation in the Specialization Course in Primary Care in Family Health, the consequences of old age in the behavior of people, in the act of driving vehicles. To improve the quality of life of eldest, points out the changes that arise in the field of vision, hearing, cognitive and locomotor and circulatory system, in order to the prevention of traffic accidents, considering the projected increase in the quantity of elderly in the coming years. It is an attempt to enrich the knowledge of the possible changes of elderly and trying to understand their interference in the act of driving, which must be known to all, including basic health care, within the framework of family health teams. Seniors participate in transit as pedestrians, motorcyclists, passengers and drivers. Along with children constitute risk group, in need of special care. Being a legal right, driving has also limits defined by law, evaluated in specialized clinical examination.