| "What do the nuclear accident at
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| | no wonder these people made mistakes, and
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| Chernobyl, the near meltdown at Three
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| | failed to notice and react to crucial
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| Mile Island, the disastrous oil spill by
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| | information that would have prevented the
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| the Exxon Valdex, and the loss of the
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| | shuttle disaster! This type of problem
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| space shuttle "Challenger" all have in
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| | also accounts for the Exxon Valdez
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| common? They were all caused by people
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| | disaster, and the accidents at the
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| who were making mistakes because they had
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| | Three-Mile Island and Chernobyl nuclear
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| too little sleep." This is how Stanley
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| | power plants.
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| Coren's book "Sleep Thieves" opens. He
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| | The book "Sleep Thieves" was only written
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| then goes on to point out that there is
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| | about a decade ago, yet in it, Coren
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| an epidemic of sleep deprivation in our
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| | quotes several doctors (especially
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| society (which should be no surprise to
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| | residents and interns) who were too
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| anyone). What is amazing is the cost of
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| | sleepy to treat their patients
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| this sleep deprivation to us, not only
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| | effectively due to the intensive and long
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| individually but to our entire society.
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| | work schedules imposed on them. They
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| Most of us have probably experienced at
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| | "get so damned depressed sometimes,
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| least one time where we drove somewhere
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| | especially when things heat up in the ER,
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| even though we felt sleepy. We don't
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| | like on "Welfare Wednesdays"...". One
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| realize what this means. A German
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| | doctor talked about "Gomers" which were
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| experiment found that one man who was
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| | "a sort of label we use for patients
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| sent out for a drive for just under 4
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| | sometimes. It comes from "get out of my
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| hours one night was actually asleep for
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| | emergency room". You really don't want
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| about 20 minutes. Evidently there was a
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| | to see another patient when you are on
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| something like a built-in autopilot that
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| | call. They take up your time. They keep
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| gave him just enough navigation
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| | you from sleeping. They make
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| information to prevent him from running
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| | paperwork... They don't understand that
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| off the road or hitting another vehicle.
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| | we might have been working for 16 hours
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| According to Coren, if we are already
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| | or even 36 hours with no sleep.
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| sleepy and it is a time of day when
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| | Sometimes, when that happens, at least
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| sleepiness is strongest anyway, and we
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| | for me, my eyes get all blurry and hard
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| are driving, the urge to sleep at least
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| | to focus. So I try to slow down and
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| for a few moments at a time becomes
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| | double check things...But I can't tell my
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| irresistible. Even if we are only going
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| | Gomer my problems, because if I do he'll
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| at 30 mph, a 10 second period of sleep
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| | think I can't do my job right, and if
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| will result in you traveling 440 feet,
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| | anything goes wrong we end up with
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| which is enough to take you across
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| | lawyers and lawsuits...". Another
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| several lanes of traffic and off the road
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| | commented "All you want to do is get them
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| for a distance longer than a football
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| | out of your ward. You don't want to talk
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| field's length. That's scary. This
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| | to them...If you treat them like people,
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| problem is especially significant for
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| | you are effectively punished for it.
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| those truck drivers who have to drive
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| | First of all it means that you have to
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| long distances at night, without enough
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| | spend extra time with them, and that
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| sleep, and often have got into bad
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| | means more time in the ward...Maybe when
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| accidents because of it.
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| | I go into private practice, I'll start to
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| Interestingly, the Stanford Sleep
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| | take an interest in individual patients,
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| Disorders Clinic has published data which
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| | but not now. Now, I'd rather sleep..."
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| suggests that up to 45% of patients with
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| | I hope the conditions placed on interns
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| sleep apnea, and 8% of patients with
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| | and resident doctors have improved by now
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| simple insomnia, report that they have
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| | because I sure wouldn't want to be a
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| had at least one car accident which they
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| | patient of sleep-deprived doctors like
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| attributed to being sleepy while they
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| | these.
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| were driving. Another study even found
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| | It is clear that there is a tremendous
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| that 93% of sleep apnea patients have had
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| | cost both individually and to society in
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| car accidents in which being sleepy or
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| | general, of not getting enough sleep. If
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| inattentive probably contributed to the
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| | you are sleepy and are driving a vehicle
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| accident!
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| | you run a serious risk of killing not
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| Extended shift work causes mistakes made
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| | only yourself but your passengers and
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| to sleepiness. A major factor in causing
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| | also the people in the place you crash
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| the Challenger accident was keeping
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| | into. Sleepy doctors run the risk of
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| people on their shifts for, and ignoring
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| | hurting or even killing their patients.
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| scheduled time off, for as many days as
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| | And people who have been working long
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| necessary to get the task done.
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| | shifts for many consecutive days can
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| According to Coren, during the year
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| | cause accidents that affect whole
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| before the launch the average shift
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| | countries, or even the whole world (in
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| length was 10 to 12 hours with work
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| | environmental disasters). Make sure you
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| periods ranging from 10-18 days in a row.
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| | get enough sleep, and the world will be a
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| One worker had 50 days in a row. It's
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| | safer place!
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