Treatment would lower crash risk for truckers with sleep apnea

Treatment would lower crash risk for truckers with sleep apnea

Treatment would lower crash risk for truckers with sleep apnea

Commercial truck drivers who get treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for two years may reduce their crash risk to the level of drivers without apnea, a study from Italy suggests.

For professional drivers, the screening treatment and management of sleep disorders should be mandatory to reduce accident risk and improve road safety, the study authors write in the journal Sleep Medicine. Read more

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