Sleep Deprivation: What Does It Mean for Public Safety Officers?
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Feb. 14, 2013
ANNOTATION: 'Sleep and fatigue are basic survival issues, just like patrol tactics, firearms safety and pursuit driving. To reduce risks, stay alive and keep healthy, officers and their managers have to work together to manage fatigue. Too-tired cops put themselves, their fellow officers and the communities they serve at risk' (p. 27). This article addresses the critical problem of fatigue and its reduction in the lives of public safety officers. Topics discussed include: accidental deaths and fatigue; what sleep apnea is; ways to avoid sleep deprivation; countering fatigue; things managers can do; and things officers can do.
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