James Scott Holtrop

Measurement of loud noncontinuous exterior noise sources on patients

A method to measure non continuous exterior noise sources such as helicopters, waste removal trucks, emergency vehicles, and semi-trucks will be presented. The noise levels that can be generated by these sources can exceed 90 dBA, which can impact patients within the hospitals. As hospitals are 24 hour facilities these sources of noise can happen during both daytime and nighttime hours. Data will be presented on the various acoustical methodologies to quantify this type of noise to access the impact on patients in the hospital.