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FAASTeam. Welcome Stress, Fatigue and Flying. FAASTeam. Welcome Presenter: Dr. Karen Dunbar. FAASTeam. Some Definitions Stress Fatigue. FAASTeam. Physiological Stressors Sleep Loss Sleep Changes with Age Individual Factors. FAASTeam. Physiological Stressors Circadian Rhythms

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FAASTeam

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  1. FAASTeam Welcome Stress, Fatigue and Flying

  2. FAASTeam Welcome Presenter: Dr. Karen Dunbar

  3. FAASTeam Some Definitions Stress Fatigue

  4. FAASTeam Physiological Stressors Sleep Loss Sleep Changes with Age Individual Factors

  5. FAASTeam Physiological Stressors Circadian Rhythms Maximum alertness 9 – 11 am / 9 – 11 pm Minimum alertness 3 – 5 am /3 – 5 pm

  6. FAASTeam Physiological Stressors Illness Overexertion Heat Poor Nutrition Noise

  7. FAASTeam Psychological Stressors Emotional Social Vocational Financial Family

  8. Adaptation to Ongoing Stress

  9. FAASTeam Physiological Effects of Stress Release of stress hormones Limbic System - emotions Frontal lobe - memory Cardiovascular – blood pressure & pulse Respiratory – increased rate Metabolism – release of stored sugars

  10. FAASTeam Physiological Effects of Stress Non-essential Systems Immune system – suppressed Spleen – emptied GI System – slowed Skin – reduced blood flow

  11. FAASTeam Stress, Pilots and Flying

  12. FAASTeam Sleep Data Average sleep at home Problems getting to sleep Sleep promoters Sleep interference

  13. FAASTeam Flight Information Delays High/Low Density Operating Areas Time on Ground Between Legs Types of Flights

  14. FAASTeam Duty Day Length and Fatigue Perception of fatigue as a significant safety factor Self-reported microsleep (nodding off) and short vs. long duty day

  15. FAASTeam Fatigue Significance Frequency Interference with duties

  16. FAASTeam Research Based Considerations Time on task Time since awake Task type

  17. FAASTeam Research Based Considerations Duty Period Duration Environmental Factors Location of Task

  18. FAASTeam Let’s Take a Simulated Flight

  19. FAASTeam Major Factors on “Most Fatiguing Work Day”

  20. FAASTeam Pilot Reported Effects of Fatigue on Performance

  21. FAASTeam Stress Management Strategies Before the flight/All the Time!

  22. FAASTeam Self-Management of Stress Physical Social Behavioral Cognitive Recuperative

  23. FAASTeam Stress Management Strategies During the Flight

  24. FAASTeam So, Where Does That Leave Pilots? I llness M edication S leep A lcohol F atigue E ating

  25. Thank You • Thank you for coming this evening • Thank you for your participation FLY SAFELY !!!

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