Fatigue on the flight deck: The consequences of sleep loss and the benefits of napping

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 309-318

  Hartzler, Beth M ^a  

^a WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aviation; Fatigue; Pilots; Safety; Sleep; Strategic napping

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; FATIGUE COUNTERMEASURES; HEALTH AND SAFETY; IMPROVE PERFORMANCE; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PILOTS; SLEEP; STRATEGIC NAPPING; FLIGHT DECKS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AVIATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

SLEEP RESEARCH; AVIATION;

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AVIATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOTS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRATEGIC NAPPING; WORK SCHEDULE;

AVIATION; FATIGUE; PILOTS; SAFETY; SLEEP; STRATEGIC NAPPING;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; SAFETY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84887794921     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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