title: Stress and accidents.
abstract: Three types of stress are described: environmental stress, acute reactive stress, and domestic or life stress. Each of these is discussed and the evidence relating the stress to accidents is evaluated. This evidence is drawn from laboratory experiments, surveys, and accident and incident reports. It is concluded that there is good reason to link some forms of stress with accidents; possible ameliorative measures are suggested.
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000818:Animals; D004630:Emergencies; D004924:Escape Reaction; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D012892:Sleep Deprivation; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology