Doctor fatigue leads to car accidents, near misses: survey

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Car accident concept

Almost half of anaesthetists and intensivists have had a car accident or a near miss due to work fatigue, a UK survey shows. 

Nearly 3850 UK and Republic of Ireland consultants in anaesthesia or paediatric intensive care responded to the survey on out-of-hours working arrangements, causes of work-related fatigue and its impact on commuting and other areas of life.