You can access the journal online. NEWS RELEASE 15, Penn Researchers Find Significant Amount of Commercial Drivers Have Impaired Performance Due to Lack of Sleep Researchers Suggest Specific Steps for the Trucking Industry to Take to Improve Safety For Everyone On Our Roads Philadelphia, PA Truck drivers who routinely too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them hazard on the road, according to major new study by researchers at the University of Western Ontario were also involved. This was single site study conducted at Penn.

in crashes involving commercial trucks. You can access the journal online. Three tests were then given to measure daytime sleepiness and performance. They then were put through battery of tests at the sleep center. The drivers were put in dark room and observed to see how long it took them to doze off.

The study results are published in the 15th issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. When the results were compiled, investigators discovered Just over five percent of drivers showed impairment on all three performancerelated tests. Likewise, about percent of the drivers with severe sleep apnea had two or three impairments.

in crashes involving commercial trucks.

Drivers with severe sleep apnea also dozedoff more rapidly. The University of Pennsylvania Health System. And introduce programs to assess and promote longer durations of sleep among commercial drivers. Many of the crashes happen when the driver falls asleep at the wheel. Penns School of Medicine is ranked 2 in the nation in & World Reports recent ranking of top researchoriented medical schools.

The results of this study are published in the 15th issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. According to the journal article, about 5,600 people are killed each year in the This was single site study conducted at Penn. About percent of the drivers who got less than five hours of sleep dozedoff more quickly than those who got seven to eight hours of sleep.

Penn researchers are suggesting specific steps for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to take to improve safety for everyone on our roads Develop strategies to identify impaired drivers through objective testing. Three tests were then given to measure daytime sleepiness and performance. We identified some very impaired people, said Pack, sleep expert who directs Penns Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology. The drivers were put in dark room and observed to see how long it took them to doze off.