[The management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in drivers - recommendations of the Polish Society Of Occupational Medicine, The Polish Respiratory Society, The Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Lodz and The Polish Sleep Research Society].

Abstract:

:The findings of numerous studies and analyzes conducted in many countries have proven that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) negatively affects the psychophysical abilities drivers. Therefore, in Commission Directive 2014/85/EU of July, 1 2014, OSA was recognized as one of the most important risk factors for car accidents. The implementation of said Directive by Member States is to contribute to reducing the risk of such accidents. The implementation of the Directive in Poland has resulted in enacting the Ordinance of the Minister of Health of December 23, 2015 amending the ordinance on medical examinations of applicants for a driving license and drivers. Although Annex 2 to that regulation sets out the detailed conditions for a medical examination for OSA, it does not regulate or clarify the issue of tools and methods for suspecting OSA in a moderate or hard form. Therefore, it was necessary to develop standards of management for doctors authorized to perform medical examinations of drivers and applicants for a driving license in the case of suspected OSA. The paper presents an algorithm of proceedings that streamlines the case-law process in the above-mentioned cases, which was developed by the Polish Society of Occupational Medicine in cooperation with the Polish Respiratory Society, the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź and the Polish Sleep Research Society. Med Pr. 2020;71(2):233-43. :Na podstawie wyników wielu badań i analiz prowadzonych w różnych krajach potwierdzono, że obturacyjny bezdech senny (OBS) negatywnie wpływa na zdolności psychofizyczne kierowców. Dlatego w Dyrektywie Unii Europejskiej z dnia 1 lipca 2014 r. OBS został uznany za jeden z najważniejszych czynników ryzyka wypadków samochodowych. Realizacja postanowień tej dyrektywy w państwach członkowskich ma przyczynić się do jego ograniczenia. Wynikiem jej implementacji w Polsce jest rozporządzenie Ministra Zdrowia z dnia 23 grudnia 2015 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie badań lekarskich osób ubiegających się o uprawnienia do kierowania pojazdami i kierowców. Mimo że w załączniku nr 2 tego rozporządzenia podano szczegółowe warunki badania lekarskiego w przypadku podejrzenia OBS, nie uregulowano ani nie wyjaśniono kwestii narzędzi i sposobu pozwalających na powzięcie w przypadku badanego pacjenta podejrzenia umiarkowanej lub ciężkiej postaci choroby. Dlatego konieczne było opracowanie dla lekarzy uprawnionych do badań lekarskich kierowców i osób ubiegających się o prawo jazdy standardów postępowania w przypadku podejrzenia występowania OBS. W artykule przedstawiono usprawniający proces orzeczniczy algorytm postępowania, który został opracowany przez Polskie Towarzystwo Medycyny Pracy, Polskie Towarzystwo Chorób Płuc, Instytut Medycyny Pracy w Łodzi i Polskie Towarzystwo Badań nad Snem. Med. Pr. 2020;71(2):233–243.

journal_name

Med Pr

journal_title

Medycyna pracy

authors

Siedlecka J,Rybacki M,Pływaczewski R,Czajkowska-Malinowska M,Radliński J,Kania A,Śliwiński P

doi

10.13075/mp.5893.00927

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-03-30 00:00:00

pages

233-243

issue

2

eissn

0465-5893

issn

2353-1339

pii

114937

journal_volume

71

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