Abstract
Sleep loss is a common reality in military operations and can significantly degrade a range of mission-relevant performance capacities. Military sleep research has focused on developing tools and techniques to measure sleep, model its effects on performance, and develop and test potential countermeasures to temporarily restore performance degraded by sleep loss. Without sleep, cognitive performance degrades about 25% for each 24-h period, but low-dose stimulants, such as caffeine, may be useful for temporarily sustaining performance. Commanders must view sleep as a critical need, and plan proactively for its resupply, just as they would for ammunition, food, or water.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Sleep |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 311-319 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123786111 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123786104 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Actigraphy
- Alertness
- Caffeine
- Combat
- D-Amphetamine
- Hypnotics
- Military
- Modafinil
- Performance
- SAFTE model
- Sleep deprivation
- Sleep restriction
- Soldier
- Stimulants
- Vigilance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)