Sound levels in emergency medical service.
Sound levels in an emergency medical service vehicle were measured during the summer of 1981. Excessive levels were found in the driver's compartment with the siren operating. Personnel measured showed low frequency hearing loss in the same range as the siren's operating frequencies.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013016:Sound / Q000009:adverse effects*