Sleep & safety / by Salim Surani and Shyamsunder Subramanian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surani, Salim.

Contributor:

Subramanian, Shyamsunder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleep disorders--Risk assessment.

Sleep disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Sleep and safety

Place of Publication:

[Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : Bentham Books, 2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

01 Title.pdf; 02 Cover Page; 03 eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 DEDICATION; 05 CONTENTS; 06 Message from ACCP; 07 FOREWORD; 08 PREFACE; 09 List of Contributors; 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 11 Chapter 01; 12 Chapter 02; 13 Chapter 03; 14 Chapter 04; 15 Chapter 05; 16 Chapter 06; 17 Chapter 07; 18 Chapter 08; 19 Chapter 09; 20 Chapter 10; 21 Chapter 11; 22 Chapter 12; 23 Chapter 13; 24 Chapter 14; 25 Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

779141427