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KMID : 1101120210180020072
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Journal of Sleep Medicine
2021 Volume.18 No. 2 p.72 ~ p.77
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Sleep Disorders and Risk of Motor Vehicle Accident
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Yim Soo-Hwan
Cho Jae-Wook
Sunwoo Jun-Sang
Kim Dae-Young
Koo Dae-Lim
Im Hee-Jin
Kim Hye-Yun
Kim Kyung-Min
Yang Kwang-Ik
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Abstract
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Driving is a complicated process that demands coordination between a range of neurocognitive functions, including attention, visuo-perception, and appropriate judgment, as well as sensory and motor responses. Therefore, several factors may reduce the driving performance of an individual, such as sleepiness, distraction, overspeeding, alcohol consumption, and sedative drugs, all of which increase the hazard of motor vehicle accidents. Among them, drowsy driving is a major cause of traffic accidents, leading to more serious injuries as compared to other causes of major traffic accidents. Although sleep disorders have been highly associated among drowsy drivers, they are often untreated and unrecognized as a disease. In particular, obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy are some sleep disorders that are highly related to traffic accidents. Insomnia, which can cause inadequate sleep duration and promote sedative effects from sleeping pills, may also cause traffic accidents. These conditions are especially applicable to commercial bus or truck drivers, nocturnal workers, and shift workers, who are highly vulnerable to drowsy driving. Therefore, assertive screening and management of sleep disorders are necessary in general private drivers and relevant occupational drivers.
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KEYWORD
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Sleepiness, Sleep apnea syndrome, Traffic accident, Narcolepsy
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