23/09/2025
This is banned in many countries like in Europe including UK they have working time directive which says a resident oncall shift can not be longer than 12 hours with mandatory rest & protected breaks in between the shifts.
This is because they understand the importance of rest & that sleep deprivation impair attention, concentration & judgement.
Would you sit in a bus or plane where the driver has not slept for 36 hours?
But we are happy for a person to make life or death decisions in the name of medical training.