Mapping the noise in a Greek general hospital.

Environmental Monitoring Greece Hospitals, General Humans Noise
Acoustics Indoor environmental quality Occupational safety and health Patient care

Journal

The Science of the total environment
ISSN: 1879-1026
Titre abrégé: Sci Total Environ
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0330500

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Jan 2019
Historique:
received: 09 05 2018
revised: 18 07 2018
accepted: 22 07 2018
pubmed: 2 8 2018
medline: 4 4 2019
entrez: 2 8 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Sound pressure levels were monitored in a general hospital, in Greece, at ten indoor locations and at three outdoor locations, in the yard of the building. The selected indoor locations are representative of distinct activities that are common in every hospital, such as the emergency department, patient wards and several supporting services, like washing the clothes or the dishes. Noise levels were highly variable in each monitoring location and depended on the activities in the room, such as conversations, medical equipment in use, analytical devices or other machinery in operation. The highest noise levels that were recorded were in the blood donation unit and in the laundry room (the L

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.315 PMID: 30067962
pubmed: 30067962
pii: S0048-9697(18)32810-9
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.315
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

923-929

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

G Loupa (G)

Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution and of Control Engineering of Atmospheric Pollutants, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, Greece. Electronic address: gloupa@env.duth.gr.

A Katikaridis (A)

Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution and of Control Engineering of Atmospheric Pollutants, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, Greece.

D Karali (D)

Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution and of Control Engineering of Atmospheric Pollutants, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, Greece.

S Rapsomanikis (S)

Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution and of Control Engineering of Atmospheric Pollutants, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, Greece.

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Classifications MeSH

questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Santé publique › Pratiques en santé publique › Surveillance de l'environnement › Mapping the noise in a Greek general hospital.
questionsmedicales.fr › Régions géographiques › Europe › Grèce › Mapping the noise in a Greek general hospital.
questionsmedicales.fr › Établissements, main d'oeuvre et services de soins de santé › Établissements de santé › Hôpitaux › Hôpitaux généraux › Mapping the noise in a Greek general hospital.
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