Table 3: Summary of night-time sound levels on the Medical Assessment Unit.
|
Logarithmic Mean of Nightly Maximum Sound Pressure Level (LAmax dBA) |
Logarithmic Mean of Nightly Equivalent Continuous Sound Pressure level (LAeq dBA) |
Number of 15-minute Periods Where Maximum Sound Pressure Levels ≥ 80 dBA (mean (SD)) |
| End Room |
102.60 |
49.20 |
23.94 (SD 5.83) |
| Middle Room |
106.43 |
51.59 |
26.42 (SD 4.67) |
Noise-levels were recorded between 22:00 and 06:00 and calculated over 52 nights. The highest and lowest maximum sound pressure across all nights, across both rooms, on the Medical Assessment Unit was between 94-116 dBA.