Sleepiness is associated with serious car crash injury

Driving when sleepy, driving after five hours' sleep or less, and driving between 2 am and 5 am are associated with a substantial increase in the risk of a car crash resulting in serious injury or death, according to a case-control study of 571 drivers involved in road crashes by Connor et al (p1125) . Such cases are responsible for up to a fifth of all such crashes. The authors conclude that a reduction in these behaviours may reduce the incidence of injury crashes by up to 10%.
 
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Driver sleepiness and risk of serious injury to car occupants: population based case control study
Jennie Connor, Robyn Norton, Shanthi Ameratunga, Elizabeth Robinson, Ian Civil, Roger Dunn, John Bailey, and Rod Jackson
BMJ 2002 324: 1125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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