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SLEEP INERTIA and CALLOUTS
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Sleep inertia is a concern for all departments that have officers on call, and it is especially a concern for tactical officers awoken from a deep sleep to respond to an incident.
Sleep deprivation is one thing. Shift work and fatigue are known causes of decreased alertness and impaired performance. Recent research studies found that being awake for 18 straight hours impaired hand-eye coordination, decision-making and cognition as much as having a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent. H...
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SLEEP INERTIA AND CALLOUTS
Tactical Response
; Sleep inertia is a concern for all departments that have officers on call, and it is especially a concern for tactical officers awoken from a deep sleep to respond to an incident. Sleep deprivation is one thing. Shift work and fatigue are known causes of decreased alertness and impaired
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Scientists measure effects of sleep inertia Study: Deep rest, not deprivation, impairs thinking
Albuquerque Journal
; That trouble getting going in the morning isn't caused by just laziness. The inertia we feel after waking from a dead sleep is both real and enduring, according to a new study by scientists. They found that people awakening after eight hours of sleep have more impaired thinking and memory skills
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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STRESS MAY CAUSE SLEEP PARALYSIS.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; Q: Occasionally I will take a nap during the day. Sometimes I'll start to wake up but I can't seem to come fully awake and will have to fight to wake up. It's almost as if my body is saying, No, you have to stay asleep. If I give in I will sleep for an hour or two. I do get enough sleep at night,
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Study finds waking up takes time to do
Rocky Mountain News
; When the alarm rings, go ahead and stumble for coffee or make the bed, but don't yell at the kids, hop right into the car or perform surgery. After eight good hours of sleep, those first few minutes of wakefulness are marked by grogginess and poor decision-making, University of Colorado researchers
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Study finds waking up takes time to do.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News BOULDER -- When the alarm rings, go ahead and stumble for coffee or make the bed, but don't yell at the kids, hop right into the ...
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Alarm clock that won't give up
The Scotsman
; AN ALARM clock that will not switch off until the slumberer has shown they are fully awake has been invented by a student at Strathclyde University. The puzzle clock, created by Liam Hastie for his engineering degree, is designed to overcome "sleep inertia" - the groggy feeling which, scientists
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'Sleep inertia' impaired suspect, lawyers contend
The Gazette
; Sleep inertia clouded Derrick Miller's decision-making when he was awakened from a nap to waive his Miranda rights, a psychologist testified Friday. Since Miller couldn't make an alert decision, his confession to involvement in the homicide of Kristopher Lohr-meyer should be thrown out, Miller's
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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8hrs sleep makes us feel 'drunk'.(News)
The Mirror (London, England)
; PEOPLE who wake after eight hours' sound sleep are less alert than those who have not slept for more than a day, a study shows. After a good sleep, people were groggy, had impaired short-term memory and did worse at simple maths questions than those who faced extended sleep deprivation. This sleep
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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IT TAKES LONGER TO WAKE UP AFTER TOO MUCH SLEEP.(LOCAL)(CURIOSITIES)(Column)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Produced in cooperation with University Communications Q: Why does too much sleep make you tired? A: From time to time, many of us experience a dragging feeling of fatigue and grogginess when we awake from a deep sleep. Scientists call this sleep inertia. As the name implies, sleep inertia
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THE BIG SLEEPY; There's a Reason We Can't Bear to Get Out of Bed in the Morning
The Washington Post
; The sound has claws that shred into the deep and dark where you warmly float. A dream disintegrates in the blare. The noise does not relent. It attaches hooks to your brain and pulls. After a moment or two -- or is it a year? -- you remember: This is the sound your clock makes. Then you recall that
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