Air Medical Journal
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 63-65 , March 2005

Only pilots get tired and other urban myths

  • Ed MacDonald

      Affiliations

    • Ed MacDonald is an EMS line pilot for PHI Air Medical Services in Phoenix, Ariz., and the cochairman of the AAMS/CORE Safety Committee, secretary for the Air Medical Safety Advisory Council, safety representative for NEMSPA, and member of Helicopter Association International's Air Medical Service Committee.

References 

    References
  1. Physicians, public weigh in on medical errors. Diagnostics Today Online. Available at: www.beckman.com/resourcecenter/diagtoday/articles/features/errorsurvey.asp. Cited Dec 7, 2004.
  2. National Space and Aviation Administration. Fatigue countermeasures group. Available at: http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/zteam/. Cited Dec 7, 2004.
  3. Leape LL. Error in medicine. JAMA. 1994;272:1851–1857
  4. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 43. Available at: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ptsafety/chap46a.htm. Cited Dec 7, 2004.
  5. Injuryboard.com. Fatigue, sleepiness, and medical errors. Available at: http://www.injuryboard.com/view.cfm/Article=822. Cited Dec 7, 2004.
  6. Holland DW. Fatigue in America: too busy to sleep? ASLRRA Safety Bulletin April 2004 Available at: www.aslrra.org/images/whats_in_the_news/safety_bulletin/ACF14E6.pdf. Cited Dec 7, 2004.
  7. Rubin R. A history of FAA nonenforcement and industry noncompliance with current federal aviation regulations concerning rest for reserve crewmembers. Available at: airlinepilots.com/fatigue/Fatigue029.htm. Cited Dec 7, 2004.

PII: S1067-991X(04)00260-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2004.12.004

Air Medical Journal
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 63-65 , March 2005

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