Sleep Problems and Road Accidents
Journal Title: Online Journal of Neurology and Brain Disorders - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Traffic accidents are considered a public health problem and demonstrate several causative factors that include sleep deprivation, hours and hours of driving without rest, drugs with sedative action (anxiolytics, hypnotics, tricyclic antidepressants and antihistamines), sleep disorders (SAOS, narcolepsy), and alcohol consumption. There is a growing concern regarding Health and Safety in the Transport Sector with respect to drivers who, in their work performance, show a high risk of incidents due to drowsiness. Numerous studies show excessive sleepiness in public service drivers due to changes in the circadian rhythm and a high frequency of OSAS [1]. Excessive sleepiness and sleep deprivation are considered high risk factors for the development of suicidal ideation and behaviour. t is estimated that sleepiness is involved in 18% of all car accidents, and up to 25% in road accidents. A recent report estimates a frequency of 20.3% of “serious accidents” in the road transport industry caused by road accidents. Excessive somnolence [2] In a study published in Sleep Meds, excessive sleepiness plays an important role in the frequency of vehicular accidents on roads, with important consequences for drivers and passengers and with a high mortality rate. 3.2% of the total accidents occurred attributed to sleeping at the wheel and for somnolence, with mortality in 11.4% of the drivers. The foregoing contrasts with fatal results in 5.6% of accidents not associated with somnolence.
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Miranda Nava Gabriel
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