FALLING ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS AMONG PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA-HYPOPNEA SYNDROME

In a population of 448 patients (mean age 49 yrs) with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), 40 had been involved in 1 or more automobile accidents in the preceding 5 yrs. The primary cause of these accidents was falling asleep while driving. Excessive sleepiness during driving was associated with an Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) score of >11 and/or an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of >15. The automobile accident rate among 182 patients with severe OSAHS (AHI>30) was significantly higher than the rate among 106 simple snorers (AHI<5). Although 4 of the simple snorers were involved in automobile accidents, their ESS scores were all very high (15+).

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• Authors:
  • Shiomi, T
  • Arita, A T
  • Sasanabe, R
  • Banno, K
  • Yamakawa, H
  • Hasegawa, R
  • Ozeki, K
  • OKADA, M
  • Ito, A
• Publication Date: 2002-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 333-334
• Serial:
  • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Wiley (John) & Sons, Limited
  • EISSN: 1440-1819
  • Serial URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14401819

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Crash causes; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Human factors in crashes; Physiological aspects; Sleep disorders
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00932756
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 2002 12:00AM