Stress and Fatigue Flashcards
What are the effects of Fatigue on performance?
- Reduced Reaction Time
- Reduced Attention
- Diminished Memory
- Inadequate Communication
- Changed mood and social interaction
What treatments are used for fatigue?
- Rest and Natural Sleep
- Modify work place to promote rest and prevent fatigue
- Rotate Duties
- Pace yourself with your work
- Limit work periods and delegate responsibility
- Exercise Prior to administrative work, but not within 1 hour before bed.
- Remove self from flying
What are the best sleep habits when attempting to ensure adequate rest and prevent fatigue?
- Correct Bad sleep habits
- Disassociate bed with anxiety or wakefulness
- Do not sleep more than 10 hrs when recovering from 24-48hrs sleep deprivation.
What is the definition of physiological (Self-imposed) stressors?
Mal-adaptive behaviors we impose on our self and are potentially debilitating and threaten safety.
List the self-imposed stressors?
DEATH
- Drugs
- Exhaustion
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Hypoglycemia
How long do you have to wait to conduct the flight brief after drinking alcohol?
12 hours with no residual affects
What pressure altitude is your body at for every 1 ounce of alcohol?
2000 FT PA
What is your body’s physiological pressure altitude for for every 1 ounce of alcohol?
2000 FT PA
What is your body’s physiological pressure altitude for for every 3 cigarettes?
5000 FT PA
Tobacco use also affects what type of vision?
Night vision
How do you prevent hypoglycemia?
- eat normal sized
- well-balanced meals
- at a regular interval
- and done skip meals
IF you skip a meal, how can you prevent hypoglycemia?
By avoiding quick poor subsitutes
What is the definition of Stress?
the body’s nonspecific response to any demand
What are the types of stress?
PEPC Psychological Environmental Physiological Cognitive
What are the types of reactions the body produces?
Emotional
Behavioral
cognitive
Physical
What are the types of reactions the body produces?
Emotional
Behavioral
cognitive
Physical
What is the definition of Burnout/Motivation Exhaustion?
Untreated chronic fatigue
What are the results of Burnout/motivation Exhaustion?
“Shutdown” occupationally and socially
What is the definition of chronic fatigue?
occurs due to long periods of inadequate rest for acute fatigue
What is the treatment for chronic fatigue?
- Several weeks to treat
- may need professional help
What are the characteristics of Chronic Fatigue?
Same as post-deployment characteristics.
Insomnia, depression, irritability
Loss of appetite which equals weight loss
Poor judgement & motivation/performance
Slowed reaction
Fatigue is a:
State of feeling tired, weary or sleepy
What causes fatigue?
Prolonged mental/physical work, anxiety, exposure, lack of sleep, monotonous tasks, life-event stress
What is acute fatigue?
Occurs between 2 rest cycles after being awake 12-15 hours.
What are the types of fatigue?
Acute
Chronic
Burnout
What are the characteristics of acute fatigue?
Same characteristics as flight school:
Inattention, distracted, timing errors, unaware of error pile-up, 2nd task neglect
What is the treatment for acute fatigue?
one good sleep period
