Matthew Bolton

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 has developed a computer-based tool that uses the same principles as MP3 audio files, with the goal of helping reduce preventable deaths associated with these auditory blindspots.

Matthew Bolton, PhD
Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

• 716-645-4332
• mbolton@buffalo.edu
• Matthew Bolton’s website