Friday, September 11, 2020

Medical errors increase 18.7% after switch to DST

Medical errors increase 18.7% after switch to DST

Patient safety-related events likely due to human error increased 18.7% during the week following the annual change to daylight saving time in the spring, according to a study presented at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies' annual meeting and published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has called for elimination of DST in the interest of patient safety.

Full Story: Medscape (free registration) (9/8) 

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