Citation

Webb WB. Sleep 1995; 18(4): 276-280.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.

Comment On:

Sleep 1994;17(1):84-93

Comment In:

Sleep 1995;18(4):281-4

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Publisher Associated Professional Sleep Societies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7677896

Abstract

This journal published a special report titled "The Cost of Sleep-Related Accidents: A Report for the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research". The report estimated that sleep-related accidents were annually associated with 23,318 fatalities, between 1,907,072 and 2,474,430 disabling injuries and costs between $43.15 billion and $56.02 billion. This paper reanalyzes the data base and assumptions underlying these estimates and concludes that they greatly overestimated the probable relationship between sleepiness and accidents. A more moderate estimate of this important relationship is proposed.

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