Completed
PATErSoN – Prototyping medical acoustic environments for the design of new auditory warning signals
Acronym
PATErSoN
Duration
Jun 2018 – May 2022
Funded by
FCT
Status
Completed
Synopsis / Objectives
User-centred approach to auditory alarm redesign
Improving hospital soundscapes
Making alarms more detectable, localisable and immune to masking
Reducing staff fatigue and patient stress
Results / Achievements
Survey of noise in Portuguese operating rooms
Tools for acoustic prototyping and auditory alarm design
Optimisation of listening tests for sound design
New set of auditory alarm icons according to updated IEC60601-1-8
Neurophysiological and behavioural validation studies
Partners
UM (Algoritmi) / CCG