Reader the phone: lack of sleep in the road

Slept well? This question cannot here be answered in the affirmative, unfortunately, everyone. Poor sleep is not only a burden on the everyday life, but also a safety risk in road traffic. How to recognize sleep disorders that are treated and the accident risk is lower, about experts, inform on Thursday the 16. May of 2019, within the framework of the campaign "Caution Sekundenschlaf" on free reader phone.

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Thursday, the 16. May 2019 from 15 to 18 PM 0800 – 0 60 4000

The call is out to all German networks free of charge.

Insomnia can have long-term health consequences. So, for example, the risk for Depression, high blood pressure, heart attack, and heart to fail. Fatigue also represents a safety risk, particularly in road transport. Already 17 hours without sleep, the reaction to impair assets as 0.5 per Mille of alcohol in the blood, 22 hours without sleep have been as 1.0 ppm. In the extreme case of the so-called microsleep &ndash threatens; uncontrolled falling Asleep behind the wheel.

Commuters and shift workers are particularly at risk. The daily same route creates monotony, Driving to a time of greater power low increased sleep propensity. Add to that the irregular sleep-Wake rhythm, especially in the case of rotating shift work. The consequences can be serious: anyone Who, for example, after a 12-hour night shift home, with a ten-fold increase in accident risk on the road. Besides, it is after a night shift, not only tired and exhausted, but sleeping, among other things, due to light and noise influences of the day, usually not so long, deep and relaxing at night.

How do I find out what is behind my sleep problems? What helps and sleep problems, and when should I see a doctor? What can I do in the case of acute fatigue, when I’m travelling in the car?

Answers, the experts of the campaign "Caution Sekundenschlaf":

On the phone 0800 – 0 60 4000

  • Anna-Sophie Börries; Speaker of the German road safety Council e. V. (DVR)
  • Dr. med. Wilfried Böhning; Director of the Institute for sleep disorders in Bad Lippspringe
  • Werner Waldmann; The Chairman of the Federal Association of sleep apnea and sleep disorders in Germany e. V.

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