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Sleep restriction across a simulated firefighting deployment: the impact on acute stress responses
This PhD began at the Bushfire CRC and was completed in December 2015. Using a simulated fireground environment, the research investigated the effects of sleep restriction and stress responses on firefighters. It studied whether the physiological stress response is affected be a lack of sleep, and whether emergency work can have a negative impact on health.

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Dr Alex Wolkow Research Leader

This PhD began at the Bushfire CRC and was completed in 2015. Using a simulated fireground environment, the research investigated the effects of sleep restriction and stress responses on firefighters. It studied whether the physiological stress response is affected be a lack of sleep, and whether emergency work can have a negative impact on health.

Alex's thesis is available here.