Surgeons have been warned that playing drum and bass during operations hampers communication with nurses and puts patients at risk. According to research by the National Journal of Nurses, surgeons listening to music during procedures may make it more difficult to concentrate… Drum and bass and dance music were often played loudest, with the volume raised for popular songs. In some cases, the findings show that nurses visibly struggled to hear instructions from surgeons…
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