EMS and insomnia
Good evening all.
As I sit here at 0230 on my final day off before going back on shift, having given up the attempt to sleep for the moment, I am inspired to ask your sage selves if anyone else experiences a similar problem. I find that once or twice a year I go through periods of poor sleep. I can only assume its the result of 24 hour EMS ops. I don't have an issue with how we manage fatigue in the EMS world - I think we have that balance about right considering what we are trying to achieve... Then again....
I'm just interested to know if anyone else experiences seemingly random periods of poor or reduced sleep on days off when working a 24 hour (or 12 hour day/night for that matter) roster. Any suggestions/ remedies/ old wives tales?
All spelling and syntax errors insomnia-induced.