Sleep & safety /:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that upto 4 percent of all fatal crashes are caused by drowsy driving and as many as 100,000 patients deaths per year may be due to fatigue related medical errors by doctors and nurses in the United States. These problems of sleepi...

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1. Verfasser: Surani, Salim
Weitere Verfasser: Subramanian, Shyamsunder
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Sharjah, United Arab Emirates] : [Bentham Books], [2011]
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Zusammenfassung:The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that upto 4 percent of all fatal crashes are caused by drowsy driving and as many as 100,000 patients deaths per year may be due to fatigue related medical errors by doctors and nurses in the United States. These problems of sleepiness, fatigue, and the contributions of inadequate sleep and night work, to human error and accidents have high costs in both lives lost and economic impact. This e-book covers the physiology of sleep, the pathophysiology of sleep deprivation, the relationship to daytime alertness and fatigue, the rel.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 168 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781608052714
1608052710

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