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According to a study of 4,510 obstetric-gynecologic residents, 71.3% reported sleeping less than 3 hours while on night call. [4] In a survey of 3,604 first- and second-year residents, 20% reported sleeping an average of 5 hours or less per night, and 66% averaged 6 hours or less per night. [5]
Libby Zion had been admitted to the hospital through the emergency room by the resident physician assigned to the ER on the night of March 4. Raymond Sherman, the Zion family physician, agreed with their plan to hydrate and observe her. Zion was assigned to two residents, Luise Weinstein and Gregg Stone, who both evaluated her.
Gawande wrote this during his general surgery residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and was published in 2002 by Picador. [1] The book is divided into three sections: Fallibility, Mystery, and Uncertainty, all going in depth into the problems physicians may face when practicing a variety of procedures in medicine. [2]
People who drove after being awake for 17–19 hours performed worse than those with a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent, which is the legal limit for drunk driving in most western European countries and Australia.
This could also cause a “marked lack of enthusiasm for daily tasks,” Porter says, adding that these symptoms “go beyond” normal fatigue. What is the connection between sleep and preventing ...
The ex-wife of a Los Angeles doctor has been arrested over his alleged "ambush-style" murder, alongside four other suspects. On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shared ...
He had already started a landscaping job and lined up a room to share in a sober-living house in nearby Covington. He felt good. On his first night out of rehab, he stayed up late, too excited to sleep. He kept up with his meetings and the Grateful Life aftercare program. But less than three months into his living on his own, his phone buzzed.
For the last month, New Jerseyans have reported odd lights in the sky at night, a rash of reported drone sightings that has attracted the attention of local residents. These photos were taken on ...