Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain

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589 points gmays | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 13:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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HEmanZ ◴[31 Oct 25 16:26 UTC] No.45773856[source]▶

I hope that the actual medical field starts taking note of this.

My wife still has to work 24 hour shifts with no sleep, performing emergency surgeries no matter how long it has been since she slept. During residency only a few years ago she and her co-residents were almost weekly required to do 36 hour shifts (on top of their regular 16 hours per day, 5 day per week schedule) and once even a 48 hour shift when the hospital was short staffed.

Of course I’m sure they won’t. No one cares if doctors are over worked.

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lordnacho ◴[31 Oct 25 16:30 UTC] No.45773889[source]▶

>>45773856 #

I've never understood those long shifts. Unless a shift just means you are there but sleeping, what is the reason for allowing it? We don't let truck drivers do 24h shifts, why do doctors the world over seem to do this?

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1. magicalhippo ◴[31 Oct 25 20:42 UTC] No.45776481[source]▶

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Here in Norway the doctor's association have worked hard against it, and talking to a relative which became a doctor some years ago, it's primarly because they want to keep the extra premium pay they get from the "uncomfortable hours" as it's called here.

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