Ongoing History Daily: Surgery songs
Going in for surgery anytime soon? Before they put you under, you might be interested in knowing the kind of music your surgeon likes in the operating room.
Up to 90% of all the new operating rooms being made or rebuilt include some kind of sound system, complete with some pretty high-quality speakers and amps. You may be interested to know that the type of music played in the operating room is often linked to the type of procedure being performed.
One plastic surgeon says that it’s important to have match the rhythm of the music to the rhythm of the procedure. He says liposuction requires something a little more upbeat while a breast job needs something a little less, uh, bouncy.
Going back to yesterday’s post, it was all about the origin of the term Britpop.