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Article: Residents at hospitals in area look forward to cutting back hours.
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- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- June 14, 2002
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Byline: Cheryl Powell
Powell
AKRON, Ohio _ Dr. Laura Phipps rolls down the windows and pinches her legs to keep from falling asleep at the wheel after the occasional 34-hour, sleepless shift at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron.
Her husband, Bill, a surgery resident at a Youngstown, Ohio, hospital, has fallen asleep at a stop sign after an exhausting 36-hour shift.
``You learn how to function adequately being under sleep deprivation,'' said Phipps, who's a third-year pediatric resident. ``But I think how much you absorb goes down. You're kind of just there as a body, unfortunately.''
Future physicians, like Phipps, ...