Occupational Medicine Forum: Alleged Daytime Somnolence in a Professional Driver: Approaching the Fitness for Duty Determination

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• Personal Author:
  Durand G ; Kales SN ; Parks PD
• Description:
  In September 2006, a task force from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians and the National Sleep Foundation published consensus recommendations for screening and evaluating Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators.1 OSA is a common and serious sleep disorder associated with daytime psychomotor impairment, as well as an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This article illustrates the use of the task force's recommendations to guide the fitness for duty evaluation of a school bus driver referred due to alleged daytime somnolence, his subsequent treatment and safe return to work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Circadian Rhythm Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Circadian Rhythms Drivers Motor Vehicles Physiology Psychomotor Disorders Psychomotor Function Sleep Deprivation Sleep Disorders Worker Health Worker Safety
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060434
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2008 Sep; 50(9):1086-1088
• Editor(s):
  Schwerha JJ
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:50698da4f3fe5db24202a581e4081646c592ef0fea88287f759c11e0ac2b7f16f390a6b76cf66bf65897c50c12b26cd996deab79d0877d8dc379d2090becb6bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224325/cdc_224325_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 130.38 KB ]