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Purpose: to assess the noise level in different environments of a public hospital and to analyze its effects on employees from reporting complaints. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectioned study. To survey data, we used a Minipa® decibelimeter adjusted in the range 40-130 decibels positioned in different hospital departments in different shifts for a week to evaluate noise levels and an adapted questionnaire that was applied to employees. Results: the level of noise introduced minimum of 52.5 decibels in the Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a maximum of 85 decibels in the women's ward with a significant difference between the different days of the week during the same turn. The same occurred in the emergency room, but did not show significance in other sectors. Employees feel discomfort to loud sounds, 74.4%, and 35.5% feel sick after hours due to stress caused by noise that is produced by multiple devices combined with the sounds of alarms, works, visits and schedules conversation between the hospital staff. Conclusion:noise levels are above the recommended levels in different sectors and professionals manifest discomfort and tinnitus before and after their exposure.

Objective: To report scorpion stings that occurred in eastern Minas Gerais. Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from medical records of patients admitted by scorpionism in Municipal Hospital. Statistical analyses were performed using the characterization of the total cases through descriptive statistics, which was presented in absolute and relative frequencies. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: There were 4,618 cases of scorpion stings, with the highest incidence from October to December. The males were more affected. The majority accidents were classified as mild occurrences. Local pain was reported in 98.04% of cases.  The elapsed time between the accident and medical care varied mostly between 0-3 hours, the upper limbs were the most affected area. There was a total of 12 deaths predominantly in the 1–14 age group that presented systemic complications, with the cause of death being acute pulmonary edema and/or shock. Conclusion: The variables age, the elapsed time between the accident and medical care and the severity of symptoms played a pivotal role in death after poisoning by scorpion sting.