Bill Ragan, M.S. Aims to Inform Aviators, Police, and Healthcare Workers About Fatigue and Stress with Lag: a Look at Circadian Desynchronization at Lulu.com
Gainesville, FL, November 07, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Bill Ragan, M.S. acknowledged circadian desynchronization as being one of the causes of several aircraft accidents over the years. While the exact cause of these accidents was hard to pinpoint, many of them were clearly linked to human error.
Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization (ISBN 978-1-4357-0221-9) was focused mainly on stress that resulted from jet lag, shift work, and fatigue in aviation. Many of the same principles transfer over quite well to other industries like commercial overland transportation, law enforcement, and healthcare.
How much does fatigue cost you? Only the reader will really know, but several factors that can influence the costs were discussed in this book. While not intended to be a substitute for a complete consultation by a provider, some relevant interventions intended to help lower the cost of fatigue were included, as well.
There was hope that some of the well-proven fatigue reducing interventions that were included in this book could be considered for implementation by corporate decision makers. Also, there was hope that Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization would act as a catalyst to increase research efforts on some of the more futuristic, unproven interventions that were the subject of review herein.
Even though the aviation industry has had some of the safest years ever recently, other industries are not so fortunate. Less under the eye of the public today, commercial trucking continued to be the most dangerous profession in the United States in recent years.
Set to be available at bookstores before the 2007 Holiday Season, Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization will be ready for distribution on November 22, 2007. Media advance copies are now available. A discussion and book signing is scheduled to take place at Goerings Book Store at Bageland (University of Florida Campus Location) 1717 NW 1st Avenue Gainesville, FL 32606 on December 2, 2007 from 3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Please contact the author for more information, including press ready photographs of the author and of the book.
Link to Publication*: http://www.lulu.com/wr1000
About Author
Bill Ragan, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Cleveland State University and a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Walden University. He is a lifetime member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and affiliated with the United States Army Medical Department Regiment. Ragan’s research interests include many aspects of clinical and aviation psychology.
Numerous concepts discussed in this book came from observations Ragan made when he worked in military aviation. His experiences and training on the Bell UH-1 Huey, the Bell AH-1 Cobra, and the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopters motivated him to pursue aviation psychology and this investigation into lag.
When he is not conducting research or writing about his findings, Ragan spends his time SCUBA diving in Florida. He also enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and family. A former professional photojournalist and photographer, Ragan has enjoyed taking photographs while traveling, as well. This is Ragan’s first book.
About Lulu
Founded in 2002, Lulu is the world’s fastest-growing print-on-demand marketplace for digital do-it-yourselfers. Please see www.lulu.com for more information.
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Media Contact: Bill Ragan, M.S. billr@exchrome.com, (352) 672-1238
Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization (ISBN 978-1-4357-0221-9) was focused mainly on stress that resulted from jet lag, shift work, and fatigue in aviation. Many of the same principles transfer over quite well to other industries like commercial overland transportation, law enforcement, and healthcare.
How much does fatigue cost you? Only the reader will really know, but several factors that can influence the costs were discussed in this book. While not intended to be a substitute for a complete consultation by a provider, some relevant interventions intended to help lower the cost of fatigue were included, as well.
There was hope that some of the well-proven fatigue reducing interventions that were included in this book could be considered for implementation by corporate decision makers. Also, there was hope that Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization would act as a catalyst to increase research efforts on some of the more futuristic, unproven interventions that were the subject of review herein.
Even though the aviation industry has had some of the safest years ever recently, other industries are not so fortunate. Less under the eye of the public today, commercial trucking continued to be the most dangerous profession in the United States in recent years.
Set to be available at bookstores before the 2007 Holiday Season, Lag: A Look at Circadian Desynchronization will be ready for distribution on November 22, 2007. Media advance copies are now available. A discussion and book signing is scheduled to take place at Goerings Book Store at Bageland (University of Florida Campus Location) 1717 NW 1st Avenue Gainesville, FL 32606 on December 2, 2007 from 3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Please contact the author for more information, including press ready photographs of the author and of the book.
Link to Publication*: http://www.lulu.com/wr1000
About Author
Bill Ragan, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Cleveland State University and a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Walden University. He is a lifetime member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and affiliated with the United States Army Medical Department Regiment. Ragan’s research interests include many aspects of clinical and aviation psychology.
Numerous concepts discussed in this book came from observations Ragan made when he worked in military aviation. His experiences and training on the Bell UH-1 Huey, the Bell AH-1 Cobra, and the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopters motivated him to pursue aviation psychology and this investigation into lag.
When he is not conducting research or writing about his findings, Ragan spends his time SCUBA diving in Florida. He also enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and family. A former professional photojournalist and photographer, Ragan has enjoyed taking photographs while traveling, as well. This is Ragan’s first book.
About Lulu
Founded in 2002, Lulu is the world’s fastest-growing print-on-demand marketplace for digital do-it-yourselfers. Please see www.lulu.com for more information.
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Media Contact: Bill Ragan, M.S. billr@exchrome.com, (352) 672-1238
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