Doctors are so tired from long shifts that they 'behave like they are drunk'

Doctors are so tired from long shifts that they 'behave like they are drunk' Doctors are endangering lives because they are too often as tired as if they were drunk, medics have warned.

Doctors said those working shifts of more than 12 hours had the concentration and judgement of those who were inebriated.

And they said the research had found those performing under such conditions had no idea their skills were impaired.

Dr Satish Jayagopal, a surgeon from Salisbury, told the British Medical Association conference that patients being treated by doctors working such shifts had a 27 per cent increased risk of suffering an adverse incident. The Daily Telegraph