Chest
Volume 130, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages 902-905
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Sleep Apnea and Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators: Statement From the Joint Task Force of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the National Sleep Foundation

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been demonstrated to significantly increase safety and health risks. Medical research has shown that OSA is a significant cause of motor vehicle crashes (resulting in a twofold to sevenfold increase in risk) and increases the possibility of an individual having significant health problems such as hypertension, stroke, ischemic heart disease, and mood disorders. Studies suggest that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators have a higher prevalence of OSA than

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  • N Hartenbaum et al.

    Sleep apnea and commercial motor vehicle operators: statement from the joint task force of the American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the National Sleep Foundation

    J Occup Environ Med

    (2006)

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    Studies involving long-haul truck drivers and implications for sleep-related breathing disorders have consistently found that these disorders induce sleepiness and are key risk factors for hypersomnolence and sleep-induced accidents, both in North America and internationally (Amra et al., 2012; Cui et al., 2006; Dagan et al., 2006; de Padua Mansur et al., 2015; de Pinho et al., 2006; Ebrahimi et al., 2015; Garbarino et al., 2016a,c; Garbarino et al., 2017; Guglielmi et al., 2016; Howard et al., 2004; Perez-Chada et al., 2005; Tregear et al., 2009). Unsurprisingly, these findings have spurred a number of recommendations for screening, diagnosis, and treatment for these disorders among commercial drivers (Ancoli-Israel et al., 2008; Hartenbaum et al., 2006), although, as mentioned earlier, these continue to be undiagnosed and untreated. These shortcomings indicate the overall inadequacy of efforts to diagnose and treat long-haul truck drivers with sleep-related breathing disorders.

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