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National Sleep Conference * USA - OOIDA member participates in
Truckers have heard many doctors attempt to link sleep apnea, truck drivers and safety for years, though the experts almost never ask drivers themselves about the issue
Seattle,WASH,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -17 June 2009: -- ... OOIDA member Bob Stanton of Batavia, IL, recently attended and participated in Sleep 2009 – a conference of medical doctors and sleep specialists hosted by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC... Ironically, Stanton had to park his truck in Portland after he ran out of available hours of service. He rented a car and drove the rest of the way to Seattle, speaking on only about five hours of sleep... “They’d never had a patient speak as a presenter,” Stanton said... Stanton said both Dr. Barbara Phillips, past chair of the National Sleep Foundation, and Dr. Allan Pack, admitted that a “major hole” exists in the amount of available research linking sleep apnea and any increased risk of crashes from commercial motor vehicle operators... OOIDA has asked the FMCSA Medical Review Board to include a physician with knowledge of the trucking industry on the board... (Video from YouTube by kocotv - 10 April 2008: It's an effort to keep sleepy truck drivers off Okla. roads)
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