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Errors and Accidents

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Sleep deprivation affects performance outcomes across a wide range of cognitive domains. Sleepiness and fatigue, caused by sleep loss, extended work and wakefulness, circadian misalignment, and sleep disorders are major causes of workplace human errors, incidents, and accidents. Car crashes related to falling asleep represent up to 20 % of all traffic accidents in industrial societies and are known to be more likely to cause death and severe injury. Sleep-related accidents are substantial in terms of personal injury, of property damage, lost productivity, and death. Management and prevention of sleep-related accidents should be a priority for the public, labor, governments, and industries. Scientific data on potentially useful countermeasures are needed.

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    Pierre Philip & Cyril Chaufton

  2. Department of Neuroscience, Centre of Sleep Medicine, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Lino Nobili

  3. Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Centre of Sleep Medicine, University of Genoa, Largo Paolo Daneo, 3, Genoa, 16132, Italy

    Sergio Garbarino

  4. State Police Health Service Department, Ministry of the Interior, Rome, Italy

    Sergio Garbarino

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Philip, P., Chaufton, C., Nobili, L., Garbarino, S. (2014). Errors and Accidents. In: Garbarino, S., Nobili, L., Costa, G. (eds) Sleepiness and Human Impact Assessment. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5388-5_7

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