NHTSA Fatigue in EMS Project. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

NHTSA Fatigue in EMS Project. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Special or Theme Issue
 
• Published January 2018

NHTSA Fatigue in EMS Project.

Patterson PD, ed. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018;22(suppl 1):1-118.

Health care worker fatigue is a persistent threat to patient safety. Articles in this special issue cover the results of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration program to explore fatigue among emergency medical service (EMS) providers. The research and guidelinesinform efforts to mitigate fatigue in shift workers, with a focus on EMS providers.

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