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Oct
20
2009

NTSB makes suggestions to U.S. Coast Guard for mariners to be tested for obstructive sleep apnea

This entry was posted by on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 4:23 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Sleep Awareness, Top News.

The makes the following recommendations to the :

  • Modify Form 719K () to elicit specific information about any previous diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and about the presence of specific risk factors for that disorder.
  • Implement a program to identify licensed mariners subject to the (NVIC 04-08) and who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and require that those mariners provide evidence through the medical certification process of having been appropriately evaluated and, if treatment is needed, effectively treated for that disorder before being granted unrestricted medical certification.
  • Develop and disseminate guidance for mariners, employers, and physicians regarding the identification and treatment of individuals at high risk of (OSA), emphasizing that mariners who have OSA that is effectively treated are routinely approved for continued medical certification.
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