Sounds of the Modern Hospital [Cassette]

Mark Vernon — Sounds of the Modern Hospital [Cassette]

Mark Vernon's Sounds of the Modern Hospital documents the rhythms, machinery and human activity of Scottish hospitals. Recorded from 2011 to 2013 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and facilities in Stirling and Falkirk, these field recordings turn working medical environments into a detailed sound portrait. Cassette edition.

Track listing

Full Blood Count Analyzer processing samples
QuickRinse automated instrument rinse system in operation
MRI Scan recorded through operator/patient intercom
Anaesthetic machine - valves shutting gas off
METI Human Patient Simulator - mannequin breathing (used in exercises by trainee medical staff)
SimMan Essential mannequin - pre-recorded coughs played back through in-built speakers
Heart rate and blood pressure monitor attached to mannequin
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment - speech therapy exercises with female patient
Haemoglobin AC Analyzer processing samples
Anaesthetic machine - Two one-way valves rattle in tandem as patient inhales and exhales
Infusion Pump (Alaris Plus GH Care Fusion) - general alert / drive disengaged alert / empty alert
Heater fan (used to keep patients warm during anaesthetic procedures) - air from fan blowing across microphone
Phacoemulsifier - suction and ultrasound during cataract surgery - two perspectives
Manually restocking supplies in robotic pharmacy - two perspectives
CT scan (condensed time-span)
Pharmacy label printer
Dialysis machine in operation (with alerts)
Portable Ventilator (Draeger Oxylog plus) switched on and off
METI Human Patient Simulator - powering up of bellows that control mannequin's artificial lungs
Dental X-ray machine rotations (Orthopantomograph OP ) recorded using electromagnetic induction coil microphone
Helium Cooler for MRI Scanner recorded through operator/patient intercom
Coagulation Analyzer in operation - with phone ringing in background
Bilateral Radial Pulse - METI HPS mannequin recorded with contact microphone
Ophthalmology - Visual field test
Automated slide-maker (Sysmex SPi) - making glass slides from samples
AGV (Automatic Guided Vehicle) robots in basement of hospital transporting waste and dirty linen
Ultrasound Doppler waves - Carotid artery pulse
Operating theatre - instrument check / heart rate and blood pressure monitor with surgical team discussing the next procedure
Automated Chemistry Analyzer (Beckman Coulter Access Analyzer) - processing samples
Geiger counter (Berthold LB) coming into proximity with source of radiation
Automated mailroom (OPEX Mail Matrix) - scanning and reading envelopes / i-BOTS distributing mail to bins
Wall mounted suction unit
Dialysis machine in operation - close up of pumps