Australian doctors told to drink coffee

Contributed by: filbert Wednesday, September 09 2009 @ 06:44 AM CST

Reuters:[*1]

Exhausted Australian doctors have been told to drink up to six cups of coffee a day to stay awake during extended shifts, building pressure on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to seize control of state-run hospitals.

A document on fatigue management released by health officials in Queensland state recommended doctors ingest 400 milligrams of caffeine to stay awake on the job, or the equivalent of six cups of coffee, after warnings that patients were dying.

Yeah, just what you want. A surgeon with the jitters from too much caffeine.

OOPS!

Medary.com - Australian doctors told to drink coffee
http://www.medary.com/article.php/200909081944145

[*1] http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5874AG20090908?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews