1996 OPEN FORUM Abstracts Changing the Sleep Lab to a Sleep/Wake
Center of Excellence Pamela Minkley, RRT, RPSGT Wednesday,
November 6, 1996 Changing the SLEEP LAB to a SLEEP/WAKE CENTER
OF EXCELLENCE Laboratory: A place used for experiments or
research in science, pharmacy, etc. (Webster's Encyclopedia of
Dictionaries) Center: The mid-point of anything; pivot; axis; a
point to which things move or are drawn. (Webster's Encyclopedia
of Dictionaries) The clinical study of sleep is a relatively new
field. The quality of our sleep will greatly influence the
quality of our wakefulness (alertness). The quality of our
alertness greatly influences our performance, mood, and
behavior. The events of our days affect quality of our sleep.
Did you know roughly 40,000 nonfatal injuries and 1,550
fatalities result from about 56,000 highway crashes annually in
which driver drowsiness/fatigue was cited by police? (National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Did you know very few
police are trained to investigate drowsine