Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Motor Accidents more likely in Sleep Deprived Adolescents

According to the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, a study investigating the role of sleep problems and sleepiness on motor accidents in adolescents shows, that sleepiness at the wheel and poor sleep quality significantly increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents in adolescents. Results indicate that adolescent drivers were twice as likely to have had a crash if they experienced sleepiness while driving.

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