Tiredness and slleppiness in rural bus drivers during their job performance: peruvian experience and proposals

Authors

  • Jorge Rey de Castro Centro de Trastornos Respiratorios del Sueño (CENTRES), Clínica Anglo Americana. Lima, Perú. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Grupo de Investigación en Sueño (GIS). Lima, Perú. Médico neumólogo. Magister en Medicina
  • Edmundo Rosales-Mayor Centro de Trastornos Respiratorios del Sueño (CENTRES), Clínica Anglo Americana. Lima, Perú. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Grupo de Investigación en Sueño (GIS). Lima, Perú. Magister en Medicina. Médico, Magister en Sueño.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2010.272.1470

Keywords:

Accidents, Traffic, Disorders of excessive somnolence, Sleep deprivation, Automobile driving

Abstract

The information indicates that the traffic accidents caused by bus drivers’ sleepiness or tiredness are frequent in our country. A driver that falls asleep while driving cannot perform evasive maneuvers in order to avoid crashes or getting off the track, being the result of this kind of accidents a great number of victims and infrastructure destruction. In this article we discuss the original data published in Peru up to date and make general proposals to face the problem.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2010-06-25

Issue

2010 Vol 27 (2)

Section

Review

How to Cite

1.
de Castro JR, Rosales-Mayor E. Tiredness and slleppiness in rural bus drivers during their job performance: peruvian experience and proposals. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 25 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];27(2). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/1470
Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC