Music in the Operating Room

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Whether you are a CST or CSFA, this podcast helps you earn CE credits and improve your surgery skills in the OR.

This episode discusses the cover article of the October 2022 issue of The Surgical Technologist, which is the official journal of the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST). The article is titled, "Music in the Operating Room".

"Decibel Levels" chart: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/decibel-levels

"Levels of Noise" chart: https://audiology-web.s3.amazonaws.com/migrated/NoiseChart_Poster-%208.5x11.pdf_5399b289427535.32730330.pdf

"What is a decibel?": https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/52514-What-is-a-decibel

Wikipedia (Decibel): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel

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Sound effects adapted from GarageBand and sindhu.tms at https://freesound.org/people/sindhu.tms/sounds/169065/ and licensed courtesy of https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/.