Key Takeaways
- U.S. heart attacks increased 24% on Monday after spring DST 1992-2006
- Fall DST showed 21% heart attack rise on transition day
- Swedish registry 1993-2013: 8% AMI increase post-spring DST
- U.S. medical errors rose 6% post-spring DST 2004-2012
- Nurse fatigue led to 8.5% more medication errors Monday after DST
- Surgical errors increased 5.2% in week post-DST spring U.S.
- In the United States, the Monday after the spring Daylight Saving Time (DST) change from 1992 to 2006 saw a 6% increase in fatal traffic accidents, resulting in approximately 30 extra deaths per year
- A study of Arizona data from 2002-2011 found no DST transition effect on fatal crashes due to non-observance, contrasting national trends with a 5.4% national increase post-spring DST
- From 2002-2011, U.S. fatal crashes increased by 6% on the Monday following spring DST change, totaling 263 extra road deaths over the period
- U.S. overall crashes increased 9.6% post-spring DST Monday 1996-2013, with 402 serious injuries
- Spring DST transition linked to 3.6% more injurious crashes in U.S. 2001-2010, totaling 1,200 extra injuries yearly
- Monday after DST spring: 11% increase in non-fatal injury crashes U.S. 2010-2017
- U.S. workplace injuries increased 5.7% in the week after spring DST 2004-2012, totaling 1,200 extra cases
- BLS data 1982-1992: DST transition week saw 3.3% more workplace injuries
- Monday post-spring DST: 6.5% rise in occupational injuries U.S. 2010-2017
Across many studies, spring DST Mondays and the following week show 5% to 25% higher injury, heart, and stroke risks.
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