MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'drowsy driving'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742181&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fearly-school-start-times-endanger-teen.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742181 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:04:00 +0100 4742181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4591453&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fwhy-accidents-increase-after-daylight.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4591453 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:55:00 +0100 4591453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549536&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fcdc-more-than-1-in-3-americans-are.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549536 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:34:00 +0100 4549536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4150572&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Faaa-study-finds-2-out-of-5-americans.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4150572 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:39:00 +0100 4150572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4012411&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fntsb-tired-trucker-caused-crash-that.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4012411 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:15:00 +0100 4012411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621337&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fauto-accident-rate-higher-for.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621337 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:49:00 +0100 3621337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275553&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fteens-drowsy-driving.html A new study of teen drivers found that sleepiness at the wheel and poor sleep quality increased their risk of crashing a vehicle. The results were published today in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.The Italian study involved 339 high school students. Each of them had a driver’s license. Their average age was 18.4 years. Fifty-eight percent of participants were male.They were surveyed about lifestyle habits, sleep habits, sleep disorder symptoms and daytime sleepiness. Driving habits and sleepiness at the wheel also were evaluated. Questions assessed the frequency and timing of car use and accidents.Results show that teen drivers who reported having bad sleep or being sleepy while driving were twice as likely to have had a crash. Eighty of the 339 students had already crashed at le... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275553 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:48:00 +0100 3275553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950707&cid=t_119947_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fdrowsy-driving-prevention-week-nov-2-8%2F Can drowsy driving be equated to drunk driving? If you look at the statistics of crashes and deaths caused by sleepy drivers and compare them with those of drunk drivers, it won’t take you long to see the similarity. The National Sleep Foundation notes that a study in Australia compared various levels of sleepiness with blood alcohol levels and what they found may be surprising. Being awake for: 18 hours equaled a blood alcohol level of 0.05 24 hours equaled 0.10 0.08 is considered to be the level of legally drunk It’s because of numbers like this, the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) is reminding us that November 2 through 8, 2009 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. The hope is that a week of awareness may help reduce the estimated 100,000 crashes, which result in more than 1... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950707 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:09:26 +0100 2950707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2868724&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fdrowsy-driving-osa-sleep-loss-alcohol.html Sleep loss and alcohol both have negative effects on driving performance. Are people with obstructive sleep apnea more vulnerable to these effects?A new study from Australia involved 38 people with untreated OSA. They were compared with 20 healthy controls.Participants were tested three times in a driving simulator. They drove after a normal night of sleep and after only four hours of sleep.They also drove after consuming enough vodka to raise their blood alcohol concentration level to 0.05 grams per deciliter; this means they had 50 milligrams of alcohol in every 100 milliliters of blood. For most drivers in Australia a BAC level of 0.05 or higher is considered “drink driving.”The simulators tracked steering, speed control and other measures of driving performance. These measures have... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2868724 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:53:00 +0100 2868724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724913&cid=t_119947_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F21%2Fdubious-blue-light-iphone-app%2F Recently a press release crossed my desk advertising a blue light application for your iPhone (now) and for the Blackberry and Palm soon. I was amazed at the brash medical claims this software maker was claiming — claims that one might think might need to evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration because they relate to the claimed treatment of seasonal depression. What’s so special about blue light? In recent years, there’s been a growing body of research that suggests light in the 460 - 470 nm wavelength spectrum can be particularly effective in helping people with seasonal affective disorder (also called seasonal depression or SAD). It’s also been theorized to help fight fatigue and drowsy driving. But here’s the rub. When you examine those studies, you... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724913 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:15:35 +0100 2724913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2587951&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fdrowsy-driving-mercedes-saab-develop.html Car makers Mercedes-Benz and SAAB are both using high-tech systems to help prevent drowsy-driving accidents.Mercedes introduced its Attention Assist system as a standard feature of the 2010 E-Class. Sensors measure more than 70 parameters to monitor your alertness.They keep track of your speed and acceleration. The sensors record your use of turn indicators and pedals. They even take into account external factors such as wind.But the system focuses on your steering behavior. It detects minor steering errors that often occur in the early stages of drowsiness.Attention Assist then warns you when you are at risk of falling asleep behind the wheel. A chime sounds, and a message appears on the instrument display. It shows a coffee cup with the words, “Attention Assist: Time for a break?”You... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2587951 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:03:00 +0100 2587951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207951&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fdrowsy-racing-nascars-jeff-gordon.html Even a top NASCAR driver can suffer from drowsy driving. Especially when he’s a new parent.Florida Today reports that sleep loss may help explain Jeff Gordon’s disappointing 2008 season. It seems that the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion is still adjusting to fatherhood. His wife Ingrid gave birth to their daughter Ella Sofia on June 20, 2007.“It's that I'm not sleeping,” Gordon recently told reporters. “I'm showing up to the race track trying to hold my eyes open because I'm sleep deprived because she was up crying at 3 in the morning. I'm trying to be a good husband, not necessarily just a good father, and play my role."The 37-year-old Gordon already ranks as one of the best NASCAR drivers in history. He is sixth on NASCAR’s all-time win list with 81 victories; “The Kin... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207951 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:34:00 +0100 2207951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207955&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fto-sleep-or-to-wake-drowsy-driving.html Today Boston Globe writer Geoff Edgers shares some interesting insights from his recent episode of drowsy driving.It wasn’t quite a near-death experience. But it was enough to destroy his tire. And put a scare into the friend who was riding with him.It also caused him to question his priorities. Where exactly is sleep supposed to fit in his busy schedule? It seems like the need for sleep is a frustrating nuisance that prevents him from getting more done.One of Edgers’ main complaints is that he feels like he doesn’t have time to sleep. In a competitive workplace he can’t get by on talent alone. He has to put in more time than the next person.On top of that there are other obligations that demand his time. Family. Hobbies. Other projects.Is it worth it to cut back on something he va... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207955 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:17:00 +0100 2207955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207961&cid=t_119947_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fdrowsy-driving-rumble-strips.html You’re sleepy, but you’re intent on making it to your destination on time. So you keep driving.You fight to keep your eyes open. Suddenly you’re startled by a loud noise as your car begins to shake.Your eyes pop open as you realize that your car was drifting off the road. You just encountered a rumble strip.The first shoulder rumble strips appeared on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway in 1955. They are used to prevent run-off-road crashes. The Federal Highway Administration reports that this type of crash causes one-third of all traffic fatalities. The main cause? Drivers are too sleepy.But are rumble strips an effective solution for drowsy driving? A recent study examined how rumble strips affect sleepy drivers.Thirty-five shift workers operated a driving simulator in the morning af... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207961 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:23:00 +0100 2207961