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Noise Exposure In Medical Helicopter Flights, Melissa Constance Hay
Noise Exposure In Medical Helicopter Flights, Melissa Constance Hay
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this project was to evaluate noise exposures of helicopter pilots,
nurses and paramedics at a hospital by collecting area and personal samples, determining noise levels inside the helmet, and evaluating the current selection of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Measurements gathered during personal sampling were statistically analyzed and calculated using OSHA 1910.95 App A to determine dose, reference duration and the Time-Weighted Average (TWA).
Using a mannequin head, with the noise dosimeters in the ears, tests were performed on the headset inside the helmets to determine the sound pressure levels generated from the radio communications at different volume …