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 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.

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

• 716-645-4332
• mbolton@buffalo.edu
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