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Originally Posted by dillywho
Thank you for posting this information. This was my point exactly about those who continually bash the "elderly" drivers because they are the ones with medical issues. Anyone, young or old, can die from a "medical event" at any time.
Many times, "elderly" is a perception among younger people. My co-worker's husband was a mechanic. He was commenting one day about an elderly lady who had brought her car in for service. When I asked him just how elderly she was, he replied, "Oh, somewhere around 40 or 45." (I was 42 at the time.) Of course, he promptly assured me that he didn't mean me. I later asked him, after he turned 40 how it felt to be "elderly".  |
I am disgusted with the
stereotyping of all Villagers as "elderly" drivers who have questionable driving ability, and are
stereotyped as more prone to a "medical incident" that causes a deadly accident.
The fact is, a large percentage of heart attack deaths occur without prior knowledge of disease, with
sudden death being the first warning sign.
Here is an example, from Cleveland Clinic:
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a sudden, unexpected death caused by loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest).
Sudden cardiac death is the largest cause of natural death in the United States, causing about 325,000 adult deaths in the United States each year.
Sudden cardiac death is responsible for half of all heart disease deaths.
Sudden cardiac death occurs most frequently in adults in their mid-30s to mid-40s, and affects men twice as often as it does women.
Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) | Cleveland Clinic