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ALARMS RAISED OVER PATIENTS’ SAFETY

Hospitals, don’t turn up the volume, lower the noise

February 28, 2010

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AS A sleep researcher who has been studying noise in health care facilities, I would urge hospital decision makers and health technology innovators to find a better solution to hospital alarm errors than turning up the volume on all the alarms ( “MGH death spurs review of patient monitors,’’ Page A1, Feb. 21). When alarms are not heard, a better ... (Full article: 217 words)

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