sleep apnoea
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Safety Community- November 10, 2014 36
People who suffer from sleep apnoea are seven times more likely to fall asleep while driving, road safety experts have warned.
With 146 people killed on the country's roads this year - one below the death toll in the same period last year - motorists are being cautioned about the impact the condition and tiredness can have on the risk of accidents.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) revealed startling statistics on how lack of sleep can lead to deaths on the roads, with fatigue said to be a factor in one-fifth of all collisions.
Prof Walter McNicholas, director of the pulmonary and sleep disorders...
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