Evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in emergency medical services.

Daniel Patterson; Stephen Higgins; Hans P A Van Dongen; Daniel J. Buysse; Ronald W. Thackery; Douglas F. Kupas; David S. Becker; Bradley E. Dean; George H. Lindbeck; Francis X. Guyette; Josef H. Penner; John M. Violanti; Eddy S. Lang; Christian Martin-Gill

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Evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in emergency medical services.

March 14, 2018

Patterson D, Higgins S, Van Dongen HPA, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018;22(sup1):89-101.

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Fatigue among health care workers represents a significant patient safety concern. This study describes the development of guidelines to reduce fatigue and its associated risks among emergency medical services personnel.

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