Effective Fatigue Management: Ready for Action

Sometimes sleep loss and disruptive schedule changes are part of the job. Learn how to manage fatigue and optimize every opportunity to rest.
- Get enough sleep
- Handle unavoidable sleep loss
- Deal with jet lag and shift lag
- Manage fatigue in difficult circumstances
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- Introduction
- Is It Possible to Adapt?
- Optimizing Alertness
- Risks Posed by Fatigue
- Microsleeps
- More Than a State of Mind
- The Nature of Fatigue
- The Homeostatic Factor
- The Circadian Factor
- Sleep Inertia
- Major Contributors to Fatigue
- Contributors to Circadian-Based Fatigue
- Contributors to Homeostatic-Based Fatigue
- Self-Assessment
- Get Enough Sleep
- How Much Sleep Is Necessary?
- Good Sleep Habits
- Sleep-Inducing Medications
- Handle Unavoidable Sleep Loss
- Strategic Naps
- Alertness-Enhancing Drugs
- Rest Breaks
- Physical Exercise
- Posture Changes
- Modifying the Environment
- Physical Fitness
- Handle Body-Clock Disruptions
- Tips for Jet Lag
- Tips for Shift Lag
- Handle Fatigue in Difficult Situations
- Signs of Drowsiness
- Ground-Based Operations
- In-Flight Operations
- Resources

- Pages: 28
- Physical Size: Pocket Guide 28-00 3.75" x 5.5"
- Product Code: 01-0220-000-01
- ISBN: 978-1-933922-23-2
Introduction Why is fatigue a particular concern now? Is it possible to adapt? Fatigue can be understood and managed Risks imposed by fatigue Fatigue is an underreported problem Fatigue affects several basic skills Fatigue causes micro-sleep Fatigue is more than a state of mind The nature of fatigue The homeostatic factor The circadian factor Sleep inertia *Four major contributors to fatigue Shift lag Jet lag Intentional sleep restrictions Poor sleep habits Managing fatigue Fatigue countermeasures Tips to get enough sleep Tips to handle unavoidable sleep loss Tips to handle body-clock disruptions *Tips to handle fatigue in difficult situations Resources

- Screens: 92
- Platform: iOS and Android
- Product Code: 02-0220-000-01
- ISBN: 978-1-937969-38-7
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