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American Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Pilots Report to Work Despite High Rates of Sleepiness.
Kamine, Tovy Haber; Dhanani, Hiba; Wilcox, Susan; Kelly, Edward; Alouidor, Reginald; Kramer, Kristina; Carey, Yamuna; Ryb, Gabriel; Putnam, A Tyler; Winston, Eleanor; Cohen, Jason.
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  • Kamine TH; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA; Department of Healthcare Delivery and Population Science, University of Massachusetts-Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, MA. Electronic address: Tovy.kamine@baystatehealth.org.
  • Dhanani H; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Wilcox S; Boston MedFlight, Bedford, MA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
  • Kelly E; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Alouidor R; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Kramer K; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Carey Y; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Ryb G; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Putnam AT; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Winston E; Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.
  • Cohen J; Boston MedFlight, Bedford, MA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Air Med J ; 41(5): 432-434, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36153138
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies on helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) pilots found a positive correlation among fatigue, nodding off in flight, and accidents. We sought to quantify the amount of sleepiness in HEMS pilots using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). METHODS: An anonymous survey was sent via the National EMS Pilots Association emergency medical services listserv including demographics, the ESS, and subjective effects of fatigue on flying. Statistical analyses were performed using the t-test and analysis of variance. RESULTS: Thirty-one surveys were returned. Twenty-one (65%) reported an ESS > 10, indicating excessive daytime sleepiness. Twelve (39%) reported nodding off in flight; 20 (65%) indicated that they should have refused to fly, but only 14 (45%) actually did. En route was the most likely phase of flight to be affected by fatigue (23 [74%]), whereas takeoff (2 [7%]) and landing (2 [7%]) were the least likely to be affected. CONCLUSION: Many HEMS pilots in this small study reported excessive daytime sleepiness. Most respondents indicated that they should have turned down a flight because of fatigue. More research is necessary to quantify the burden of fatigue among HEMS pilots.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ambulancias Aéreas / Servicios Médicos de Urgencia / Pilotos / Trastornos de Somnolencia Excesiva Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Air Med J Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA AEROESPACIAL / MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ambulancias Aéreas / Servicios Médicos de Urgencia / Pilotos / Trastornos de Somnolencia Excesiva Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Air Med J Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA AEROESPACIAL / MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos