THE SLEEPY DRIVER

THE PROBLEM OF NARCOLEPSY IS EXAMINED IN RELATION TO DRIVING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. PERSONS WHO FALL ASLEEP OR BECOME DROWSY WHENEVER THEY ARE DRIVING CANNOT BE SAFE DRIVERS. NARCOLEPSY CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AND MOST OF THESE PERSONS CAN BE ALERT DRIVERS. SOME CASES ARE DESCRIBED. THE NORMAL SLEEP PATTERN AND ITS VARIATIONS ARE OUTLINED. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 13, No 4, PP 6-10, 9 REF
• Authors:
  • Yoss, R E
  • Daly, D D
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Police
  • Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Sleep
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220687
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM