Stroke and drivers' job fitness

 Introduction: Stroke is considered  a relatively common disease in developing societies. This disease is one of  The most important causes for sudden non-cardiac incapacity. On the other hand, the disease can naturally occur in working age and in drivers. Therefore evaluation the  fitness for work  in a driver with a history of stroke can be a major challenge for the occupational health and  road safety physician. Method: In this study, in order to identify the main indicators and how to evaluate  job fitness in a driver with a history of stroke, research has been conducted in the valid databases such as  Embase, UpToDate, PubMed, Medline (Ovid), Scopus and web of science. Indicators that should be considered in this evaluation include the type and severity of the stroke, the probability  of risk of recurrence of the stroke attack, the degree and type of limb defect in the driver following the stroke. also  In this study has been paid to some guidelines for help to deciding  how to continue driving.Conclusion: Things such as the probability of occurrence of  stroke and sudden incapacity in the future and comparing this amount with acceptable risk as well as the amount of limb defect caused by stroke and its interference with driving should be considered. Also, consumption  medications and their side effects and other comorbidities should be considered in this job fitness evaluation.