Top Ten (or 13) List
Sleep Apnea in Transportation: Risk Mitigation and Savings Study Results
> 53% reduction in accidents, 55% reduction in hard braking events, 56% reduction in medical expenses. J.B Hunt/SleepSafe Drivers (Durmer. APSS Poster Sessions; 2014)
> Lower health plan costs, fewer missed workdays, lower rate of short-term disability. Waste Management (Hoffman, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; 2010)
> Lower health plan costs; also reduced hospital admits & inpatient days cost;
$4.9 million net savings for program. Union Pacific Rail (Potts, et al. Popular Health Management; 2013)
> Lower medical costs; 73% accident reduction, 2.3 fold reduction in turnover. Schneider (Berger, et al. CHEST; 2006)
> CPAP treatment reduced the 10-year risk of both fatal and non-fatal motor vehicle crashes by 52%. (Pietzsch, Linehan. SLEEP; 2011)
> Driver fatigue is a contributing factor in 30-40% of heavy truck crashes. (Knipling R, Wang J. National Health Traffic Safety Administration; 1994)
> Truckers with untreated sleep apnea are 2-7 times more likely to crash. (Drobrich. Sleep Review; 2007)
> Patients with OSA had substantially higher rates of motor vehicle crashes, at 3 to 4.8 times the risk. Head on collisions were rare, but 80% occurred in patients with OSA. (Mulgrew, et al. Thorax; 2008)
> FMCSA estimates that 7.2M is the cost per crash fatality. 30% of the reported 3,961 fatalities in 2012 would equate to an overall cost of $8.6 Billion. (MCS Progress Report; 2013)
> For each $1 spent on CPAP treatment, $3.49 will be saved in reduced collision costs. (Sassani, et al. SLEEP; 2004)
> Sleep apnea prevalence in CDL holders is 28% vs. the 7% in general population, primarily due to 2x rate of obesity. (Pack. U Penn; 2006)
> Drivers with untreated sleep apnea are as risky as drunk drivers at .08 Blood Alcohol Content. (CDC; 2013)
> CMV drivers with severe OSA were 4.6 times more likely to be involved in a severe crash during a 7-year period than were CMV drivers without OSA. Approximately one in four CMV drivers possess mild or higher levels of OSA. (Pack, et al. US Dept of Transportation, FMCSA)