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Avaliação dos ruídos em uma unidade neonatal de um hospital universitário
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Nazario, Ariadne Pinheiro Santos, Vivian Carolina Benetti Jacinto Rossetto, Edilaine Giovanini Souza, Sarah Nancy Deggau Hegeto De Amorim, Nelma Ellen Zamberlan Scochi, Carmen Gracinda Silvan |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Objective : To identify and measure the main sources of noise, to determine the levels of ambient noise and to know the perception of employees about noise in a Neonatal Unit. Material and method : A quantitative study developed in a Neonatal Unit School Hospital, Parana, Brazil, conducted in three steps: identification of the main sources of noise and subsequent measure; interview with the multidisciplinary team about the perception of noise in the unit; and dimensioning noise ambient for two non-consecutive weeks. Results : The main sources of noise were: monitor and equipment alarms, open water faucets, trash can lids, among others. The mean) of the two weeks period was: Leq 44.4 dB, Lmax 104.5 dB, Lmin 40 dB and Lpeak 144.8 dB. Employees acknowledged that intense noise is prejudicial to them and to babies. Conclusion : It was found that the mean value of the noise is within the recommended, but with very high levels of Lpeak and Lmax. |
| Starting Page | 189 |
| Ending Page | 198 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5433/1679-0367.2015v36n1Suplp189 |
| Volume Number | 36 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/download/19270/17101 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
