QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR DOT PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS

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1 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR DOT PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS Prepared by James R. (Ron) Pace, PA-C March 2009 REFERENCE ACOEM Commercial Driver Examiner Course Materials Tampa, FL February 20, 2009 2The following information is taken from the course materials provided at the ACOEM Commercial Driver Examination Course given February 20th, 2009. It is summarized to provide a QUICK REFERENCE source for questions that may arise while performing a DOT PHYSICAL examination. These are the current guidelines. Further recommendations may be pending by expert panels but have not been approved by the FCMSA.

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