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Shift Work, Severe Sleepiness and Safety.
- Source :
- Industrial Health; 2011, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p141-142, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The author discusses the risks of sleepiness in shift work. He mentions that accident risk is increased due to sleepiness and fatigue. Author has also discussed a scale Karolin's Sleepiness Scale (KSS)2) calculated by electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrooculogram (EOG) for seeing effects of sleepiness during morning, day and night shifts. It is suggested by the author that night shifts have shown rise in sleepiness level.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00198366
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Industrial Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 77469676