A tired driver, or a driver who falls asleep at the wheel cannot perform evasion maneuvers for avoiding a car crash, or he/she may also get out of the road so easily; and the consequence of these accidents is a huge number of victims and infrastructure destruction. The information based on local studies indicates that many road accidents in Peru are caused by drivers falling asleep or because of driving so tired. We discuss in this paper the original data published in Peru and we propose some guidelines in order to address this problem.

A tired driver, or a driver who falls asleep at the wheel cannot perform evasion maneuvers for avoiding a car crash, or he/she may also get out of the road so easily; and the consequence of these accidents is a huge number of victims and infrastructure destruction. The information based on local studies indicates that many road accidents in Peru are caused by drivers falling asleep or because of driving so tired. We discuss in this paper the original data published in Peru and we propose some guidelines in order to address this problem.

Introduction: Daytime somnolence and poor sleep quality have been described in medical students during their hospital-based practical sessions, and we do not know the occurrence of these situations during holidays.Objective: To explore the differences in daytime somnolence, sleep quality, and sleeping habits in medical students during the hospital-based practical sessions period, and during holidays.Material and method: A case series with a single group that was assessed in two periods. A non-probabilistic sample comprising 6th year medical students was used. Epworth Somnolence Scale (ESS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered to the study subjects two weeks before finishing their period of hospital based practical sessions, and two weeks after this period had finished (during holidays).Results: 76 (72%) 6th year medical students participated dur...

Introduction: Daytime somnolence and poor sleep quality have been described in medical students during their hospital-based practical sessions, and we do not know the occurrence of these situations during holidays.Objective: To explore the differences in daytime somnolence, sleep quality, and sleeping habits in medical students during the hospital-based practical sessions period, and during holidays.Material and method: A case series with a single group that was assessed in two periods. A non-probabilistic sample comprising 6th year medical students was used. Epworth Somnolence Scale (ESS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered to the study subjects two weeks before finishing their period of hospital based practical sessions, and two weeks after this period had finished (during holidays).Results: 76 (72%) 6th year medical students participated dur...

Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de cansancio, somnolencia y hábitos de conducción de conductores de ómnibus y explorar su relación con accidentes de carretera en el terminal terrestre de Huancayo, Perú. Material y métodos: Estudio transversal. Se aplicó un cuestionario pre-validado y la Escala de Somnolencia de Epworth (ESE). Resultados: De los 100 conductores, todos ellos fueron varones. El día que trabajaban dormían 6,8±2,6 horas. El 47% había dormido menos de 6 horas en las últimas 24 horas. El 99% refirió que duerme en el ómnibus. Señalaron que tenían cansancio mientras manejaban el 32%, que habían pestañeado 17% y que habían cabeceado 4%. El 59% refirió haber estado a punto de tener un accidente o haberlo sufrido durante la conducción, ocurriendo éstos entre la 01:00 y las 04:00 horas; y un 40% lo atribuyó al cansancio. El 82% opinó que la principal causa de ac...