The BMJ @bmj.com · 18d

Emergency departments can be as loud as construction sites, but they don’t have to be. Quiet is part of safe care and should be designed into departments, monitoring equipment, and everyday practice, writes @docib.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/394/...

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@cps10001.bsky.social · 10d

Cleanable sound absorbing sheeting needs to hung between bays. The noise is very bad for the staff and absolute bedlam for the patients and their families. The wailing of distressed relatives is extremely upsetting but obviously unavoidable.