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Sleep deprivation among teenagers, college students and adults is all too common. Sources such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The Better Sleep Council, and National Sleep Foundation all have posted studies on this topic.
High School and College students remain to be at high risk for driving incidents and health problems as a result of sleep deprivation. I would like to propose some solutions to help the students actively be aware of the need for sleep. Being sleep deprived is a dangerous problem among students for 3 main reasons. ... Sleep deprivation is risky and detrimental while driving. ... While sleep deprived, your reaction times are diminished. A report from Stanford University shows that “In a test of reaction times, people who were tired because of disrupted sleep performed about as poorly as subjects who were legally drunk.” The study showed severe impairment in people who have only mild to moderate sleep disturbances. ... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that at least 71,000 people are injured each year as a result of sleep deprivation accidents. ...
Not only does being sleep deprived make you a potentially deadly driver, its effects on your quality of life are incalculable. And we as drivers seem to have a hard enough time staying on the road then to let sleep deprivation become a factor in out driving capabilities; As a fellow student will point out in his speech later on.
A lack of sleep leads to illness. ... Bob Rappaport of the FDA says that loss of sleep can affect immune function. ... In the same report, the FDA claims, “In studies performed on rats, prolonged sleep deprivation resulted in death.” Sleep loss has even been determined to have effects on the body such as early aging and diabetes according to a University of Chicago study. ... Memory problems are provoked by lack of sleep- According to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, “Sleep affects memory, and memory must be present for learning to occur. ... Bruce Perry, a psychiatrist at Baylor states “Missing sleep causes most of the day’s experiences to be stored inefficiently in the brain.”
Transition: According to The Better Sleep Council, feeling drowsy in the daytime generally means you have a sleep debt. ... Sleep deprivation is not regarded as a public health issue despite their pervasiveness and impact on our society. ... Misled judgments often make sleep deprivation unrecognizable- Students often associate the tell tale signs of sleep deprivation with boredom, a warm room, dim lighting, or a heavy meal. They rarely link these signals with its true cause, the quantity and quality of prior sleep. ... Students don’t guard against inappropriate sleep episodes- Because students often don’t see these warning signs, they seldom guard against sleeping in public, sleeping in class, or worse yet, sleeping at the wheel. The same report surveyed 1,000 people and the results concluded that of all age groups, 63% of 18 to 24 year olds get less sleep than they need. Furthermore, the same survey reported that 75% of participants believed that sleep loss unhealthy.
Students may not be able to avoid sleep deprivation totally, but the solution lies in knowledge. If students know the dangers of being sleep deprived and the steps to prevent it, sleep deprivation and the accidents caused by it can be controlled. ... Know how to avoid sleep deprivation and know if you are sleep deprived. ... Avoid sleep deprivation- Avoid driving between midnight and 6 a. ... Get enough sleep at night (average person needs 7-8 hours nightly). ... Know if you are sleep deprived- Look for warning signs such as: yawning repeatedly, have trouble keeping your head up, experience wandering or disconnected thoughts, have difficulty focusing or keeping your eyes open. ...
The FDA states that people should not need an alarm clock to wake them if they are getting enough sleep. While you may not be able to throw away your alarm clock, you can know what to do if you are sleep deprived. ... Know the steps to take if you find you are sleep deprived. ... You can take effective steps if you become sleepy while driving- Stop driving altogether, take a 20 minute nap, and after the nap, drive to a safe place to rest and get some sleep such as a motel, friend’s house, or home; or drink a couple cups of coffee or some other form of caffeine. ... You can take effective steps to cope with sleep deprivation- Taking a short nap has been shown to improve performance.
Approximate Word count = 3698
Approximate Pages = 14.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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