Citation

Rey de Castro J, Rosales-Mayor E. Rev. Peru Med. Exp. Salud Publica 2010; 27(2): 237-242.

Vernacular Title

Cansancio y somnolencia durante el desempeno laboral de los conductores

Affiliation

Centro de Trastornos Respiratorios del Sueño, Clínica Anglo Americana, Lima, Perú

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Instituto Nacional de Salud)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21072476

Abstract

The information indicates that the traffic accidents caused by bus drivers’ sleepiness or tiredness are frequent in our country. A driver that falls asleep while driving cannot perform evasive maneuvers in order to avoid crashes or getting off the track, being the result of this kind of accidents a great number of victims and infrastructure destruction. In this article we discuss the original data published in Peru up to date and make general proposals to face the problem.

Language: es