Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace
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Summary: | Sleep disorders are not uncommon and have been widely reported throughout the world. They have a profound impact on industrialized 24-h societies. Consequences of these problems include impaired social and recreational activities, increased human errors, loss of productivity, and elevated risk of accidents. Conditions such as acute and chronic insomnia, sleep loss, excessive sleepiness, shift-work, jet lag, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea warrant public health attention, since residual sleepiness during the day may affect performance of daily activities such as driving a car. Benzodiazepine hypnotics and zopiclone promote sleep, both having residual effects the following day including sleepiness and reduced alertness. In contrast, the non-benzodiazepine hypnotics zolpidem and zaleplon have no significant next-day residual effects when taken as recommended. Research on the effects of wakefulness-promoting drugs on driving ability is limited. Countermeasures for excessive daytime sleepiness have a limited effect. There is a need for a social awareness program to educate the public about the potential consequences of various sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, sleep apnea, shift-work-related sleep loss, and excessive daytime sleepiness in order to reduce the number of sleep-related traffic accidents. |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menaceSleep disordersSleepinessAutomobile and truck driversAutomobile trafficPublic healthSleep disorders are not uncommon and have been widely reported throughout the world. They have a profound impact on industrialized 24-h societies. Consequences of these problems include impaired social and recreational activities, increased human errors, loss of productivity, and elevated risk of accidents. Conditions such as acute and chronic insomnia, sleep loss, excessive sleepiness, shift-work, jet lag, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea warrant public health attention, since residual sleepiness during the day may affect performance of daily activities such as driving a car. Benzodiazepine hypnotics and zopiclone promote sleep, both having residual effects the following day including sleepiness and reduced alertness. In contrast, the non-benzodiazepine hypnotics zolpidem and zaleplon have no significant next-day residual effects when taken as recommended. Research on the effects of wakefulness-promoting drugs on driving ability is limited. Countermeasures for excessive daytime sleepiness have a limited effect. There is a need for a social awareness program to educate the public about the potential consequences of various sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, sleep apnea, shift-work-related sleep loss, and excessive daytime sleepiness in order to reduce the number of sleep-related traffic accidents.Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica2006-07-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000700003Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research v.39 n.7 2006reponame:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchinstname:Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)instacron:ABDC10.1590/S0100-879X2006000700003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPandi-Perumal,S.R.Verster,J.C.Kayumov,L.Lowe,A.D.Santana,M.G.Pires,M.L.N.Tufik,S.Mello,M.T.eng2006-08-14T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-879X2006000700003Revistahttps://www.bjournal.org/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjournal@terra.com.br||bjournal@terra.com.br1414-431X0100-879Xopendoar:2006-08-14T00:00Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research - Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)false |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace Pandi-Perumal,S.R. Sleep disorders Sleepiness Automobile and truck drivers Automobile traffic Public health |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace |
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Sleep disorders, sleepiness and traffic safety: a public health menace |
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Pandi-Perumal,S.R. |
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Pandi-Perumal,S.R. Verster,J.C. Kayumov,L. Lowe,A.D. Santana,M.G. Pires,M.L.N. Tufik,S. Mello,M.T. |
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Verster,J.C. Kayumov,L. Lowe,A.D. Santana,M.G. Pires,M.L.N. Tufik,S. Mello,M.T. |
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Pandi-Perumal,S.R. Verster,J.C. Kayumov,L. Lowe,A.D. Santana,M.G. Pires,M.L.N. Tufik,S. Mello,M.T. |
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Sleep disorders Sleepiness Automobile and truck drivers Automobile traffic Public health |
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Sleep disorders Sleepiness Automobile and truck drivers Automobile traffic Public health |
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Sleep disorders are not uncommon and have been widely reported throughout the world. They have a profound impact on industrialized 24-h societies. Consequences of these problems include impaired social and recreational activities, increased human errors, loss of productivity, and elevated risk of accidents. Conditions such as acute and chronic insomnia, sleep loss, excessive sleepiness, shift-work, jet lag, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea warrant public health attention, since residual sleepiness during the day may affect performance of daily activities such as driving a car. Benzodiazepine hypnotics and zopiclone promote sleep, both having residual effects the following day including sleepiness and reduced alertness. In contrast, the non-benzodiazepine hypnotics zolpidem and zaleplon have no significant next-day residual effects when taken as recommended. Research on the effects of wakefulness-promoting drugs on driving ability is limited. Countermeasures for excessive daytime sleepiness have a limited effect. There is a need for a social awareness program to educate the public about the potential consequences of various sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, sleep apnea, shift-work-related sleep loss, and excessive daytime sleepiness in order to reduce the number of sleep-related traffic accidents. |
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