Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Mr McGillis, Dr Dorman, Mr Robertson, Dr Larivière, Mr Leduc, Dr Eger, Dr Oddson, Dr Larivière); School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Mr McGillis, Dr Dorman, Mr Robertson, Dr Larivière, Mr Leduc, Dr Eger, Dr Oddson, Dr Larivière); Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Dr Dorman, Dr Larivière, Dr Larivière).
J Occup Environ Med. 2017 Dec;59(12):1188-1196. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001175.
The aim of the study was to assess the sleep quality, quantity, and fatigue levels of Canadian wildland firefighters while on deployment.
Objective and subjective sleep and fatigue measures were collected using actigraphy and questionnaires during non-fire (Base) and fire (Initial Attack and Project) deployments.
Suboptimal sleep quality and quantity were more frequently observed during high-intensity, Initial Attack fire deployments. Suboptimal sleep was also exhibited during non-fire (Base) work periods, which increases the risk of prefire deployment sleep debt. Self-reported, morning fatigue scores were low-to-moderate and highest for Initial Attack fire deployments.
The study highlights the incidence of suboptimal sleep patterns in wildland firefighters during non-fire and fire suppression work periods. These results have implications for the health and safety practices of firefighters given the link between sleep and fatigue, in a characteristically hazardous occupation.
本研究旨在评估加拿大野外消防员在部署期间的睡眠质量、数量和疲劳水平。
在非火灾（基地）和火灾（初始攻击和项目）部署期间，使用活动记录仪和问卷收集客观和主观的睡眠和疲劳测量值。
在高强度的初始攻击火灾部署期间，观察到睡眠质量和数量不佳的情况更为频繁。非火灾（基地）工作期间也出现了睡眠不佳的情况，这增加了火灾前部署睡眠债务的风险。自我报告的早晨疲劳评分较低至中等，初始攻击火灾部署时最高。
该研究强调了在非火灾和火灾扑救工作期间，野外消防员睡眠模式不佳的发生率。鉴于睡眠与疲劳之间的联系，这些结果对消防员的健康和安全实践具有重要意义，因为这是一个典型的危险职业。
