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European Heart Journal (1994) 15, 1592-1593

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European Heart Journal (1994) 15, 1247-1251

A simple formula for the estimation of maximal oxygen intake during cycle ergometry D. J. MERTENS, T. KAVANAGH AND R. J. SHEPHARD

The authors regret that the figure for peak power output in Table 2 of the above paper was given incorrectly. For clarity, the entire Table in its correct version is given below.

Table 2 Characteristics of peak power output for entire group of subjects (n = 100), (mean±SD) Peak power output

138 ±34

(W)

Peak heart rate (beats . min~') Peak VO2max (ml. min ~ ') Peak RPE (Borg, 1962) Peak RER

146 ± 18 1651 ±444 19± 1 1-24 ±009

European Heart Journal (1994) 15, 888-894

Fatal road accidents caused by sudden death of the driver in Finland and Vaud, Switzerland M. O. HALINEN AND A. JAUSSI

The figures for deaths in vehicles in Table 1 of the above paper were given incorrectly. For clarity, the entire Table in its correct version is given opposite.

Table I Traffic accidents with fatal outcome in Finland and in canton de Vaud. Switzerland, calculated per year, per population and per number of vehicles. 95% confidence limits are given in parentheses for the calculated annual rates Finland 1984-1989 Cause of accident

Total no of events

Events per year

Annually per million people

Annually per million vehicles

Total no of events

Events per year

8,445 (8,364-8,525) 125 (115-135) 72 (64-79) 40 (34-46) 1-8 (0-6-2-94) 1-5 (0-4-0-5 0-83 (0-03-1-6) 013 (0-0-45) 0-067 (0-0-29) 0-17 (0-0-53) 013 (0-0-45) 013 (0-0-45) 01 (0-0-38) 01 (0-0-38)

21,993 (21,786-22,200) 326 (301-352) 191 (171-2,111) 105 (90-120) 4-7 (1-6-7-8) 3-9 (H-6-7 2-2 (009-4-4) 0-36 (0-1-2) 018 (0-0-79) 0-44 (0-1-4) 0-36 (0-1-2) 0 36 (0-1-2) 0-27 (0-1-0) 0-27 (0-1-0)

35,931

8,983

466

117

248

62

170

43

16

4

15

3-8

8

2









4

1





3

0-75

All accidents investigated by police

253,356

42,226

No of fatalities in all traffic deaths

3,662

610

Deaths in vehicles

2151

359

Automobile drivers' deaths

1,181

197

53

8-8

44

7-3

25

4-2

4

0-67

2

0-33

5

0-83

4

0-67

Deaths due to fatal intracerebral haemorrhage when driving Deaths due to possible suicide of driver

4

0-67

3

0-5

Deaths due to unknown causes

3

0-5

All deaths due to unconsciousness caused by sudden illness Automobile drivers' deaths due to unconsciousness caused by sudden illness All deaths caused by probable cardiac arrest All deaths caused by professional driver's probable cardiac arrest Deaths of professional drivers due to probable cardiac arrest Deaths due to possible cardiac arrest when driving Deaths due to epileptic fit when driving

Canton Vaud, Switzerland, 1986-1989

not included not included

Annually per million of the population

Annually per million vehicles

16,332 (15,997-16,667) 212 (174-259) 113 (85-141) 78 (55-101) 7-3 (014-14) 6-8 (0-14) 3-6 (0-8-7)

32,537 (31,874-33,200) 423 (346-500) 241 (181-301) 167 (117-217) 16 (0-85-30) 15 (0-33-29) 7-3 (0-17)

1-8 (0-5-39) —

3-9 (0-11-3) —

1-4 (0-4-4)

2-9 (0-9-3)