Matthew Bolton, State University of New York at Buffalo
Assistant Professor
Buffalo, New York
mbolton@buffalo.edu
Office:
(716) 645-4332
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Matthew Bolton can speak to members of the media about medical alarm masking; that is when medical alarms sound simultaneously, making one or more of them inaudible. The phenomenon can make it difficult for caregivers to differentiate alarms, including those that signal life-threatening emergenci...
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Bio/Research
Matthew Bolton can speak to members of the media about medical alarm masking; that is when medical alarms sound simultaneously, making one or more of them inaudible. The phenomenon can make it difficult for caregivers to differentiate alarms, including those that signal life-threatening emergencies.Bolton is lead investigator of a $750,000 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to identify these auditory blind spots.The effort, which involves developing a computer-based tool that uses the same principles as MP3 audio files, may help reduce preventable deaths associated with alarm system failures.
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