#36. A Chat with Sleep Specialist Dr. Mark Petrun about Emergency Responders' Shift Work and the Impact on Health

There's a lot of information out there about sleep! As an emergency responder it is tough to figure out how it all applies to you and your specific situation. Especially if you work shifts.This week's Firefighter Craftsmanship podcast features Dr. Mark Petrun a longtime pulmonologist with a specialty in sleep medicine who's been involved in the sleep conversation since the early 1980's! Along with having many shift working emergency responder patients over the years, Dr. Petrun's son is an engineer for a career fire department so he personally understands the impact of the occupation, the shift schedule impact and the importance of sleep for emergency response.In this episode we cover:Why naps are so important and the cultures that prevent them from occuringThe impact of sleep deprivation on cardiac disease, chroninc disease, and cancerHow you can empower yourself and use simple routines to maximize your sleep efficiency and effectivenessXTI is offering all of you a 15% off discount for any of their products! Just enter Firefighter15 at checkout for the discount!Other resources we speak about in this episode (Some of these are affiliate Links):XTI.US HomepageHansen, J., & Stevens, R. G. (2012). Case–control study of shift-work and breast cancer risk in Danish nurses: Impact of shift systems. European Journal of Cancer (1990), 48(11), 1722–1729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2011.07.005Paksarian, D., Rudolph, K. E., He, J.-P., & Merikangas, K. R. (2015). School Start Time and Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Results From the U.S. National Comorbidity Survey--Adolescent Supplement. American Journal of Public Health (1971), 105(7), 1351–1357. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302619