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Evaluation of hearing protection used by police officers in the shooting range.
Guida, Heraldo Lorena; Taxini, Carla Linhares; Gonçalves, Claudia Giglio de Oliveira; Valenti, Vitor Engrácia.
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  • Guida HL; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Marília, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: hlguida@marilia.unesp.br.
  • Taxini CL; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Marília, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Gonçalves CG; Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (UTP), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
  • Valenti VE; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Marília, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol ; 80(6): 515-21, 2014.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25457072
INTRODUCTION: Impact noise is characterized by acoustic energy peaks that last less than a second, at intervals of more than 1s. OBJECTIVE: To quantify the levels of impact noise to which police officers are exposed during activities at the shooting range and to evaluate the attenuation of the hearing protector. METHODS: Measurements were performed in the shooting range of a military police department. An SV 102 audiodosimeter (Svantek) was used to measure sound pressure levels. Two microphones were used simultaneously: one external and one insertion type; the firearm used was a 0.40 Taurus® rimless pistol. RESULTS: The values obtained with the external microphone were 146 dBC (peak), and a maximum sound level of 129.4 dBC (fast). The results obtained with the insertion microphone were 138.7 dBC (peak), and a maximum sound level of 121.6 dBC (fast). CONCLUSION: The findings showed high levels of sound pressure in the shooting range, which exceeded the maximum recommended noise (120 dBC), even when measured through the insertion microphone. Therefore, alternatives to improve the performance of hearing protection should be considered.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Armas de Fogo / Polícia / Dispositivos de Proteção das Orelhas / Ruído Ocupacional Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Assunto da revista: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Armas de Fogo / Polícia / Dispositivos de Proteção das Orelhas / Ruído Ocupacional Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Assunto da revista: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Brasil