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Driving

Not knowing when a patient is allowed to drive again can be an important issue, here is a rough guide according to Australian (and New Zealand) law.

Condition	Driving restriction
AMI	Not for 2 weeks
AAA	Not for 4 weeks
Angioplasty	Not for 2 days if complication-free
Insertion of Defibrillator	Not for 2 weeks
CABG	Not for 4 weeks
DVT	Not for 2 weeks
PE	Not for 6 weeks
Chronic Epilepsy	Not for 2 years
Isolated Seizure	Not for 3-6 months
Recently diagnosed Epilepsy	Not for 3-6 months
Recurrent seizure in a previously stable person	Not for 3 months since last seizure
Seizure causing accident	Minium of 1 year
Disability of C-spine	Allowable, if driving with adequate mirrors
Visual Acuity	Not if less than 6/12
Red Colour blindness	Not for a commercial license
Visual field defects	Not if visual field along horizontal meridian is less than 120 degrees (hemianopia usually fail)
Diplopia	Not if in central 20 degrees of vision