tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471726210509022359.post5592187120769260727..comments2023-06-29T08:18:45.978-04:00Comments on East Coast EMT: Stethoscope?Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08126379960578268315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471726210509022359.post-68061510124175322772009-11-20T08:05:48.375-05:002009-11-20T08:05:48.375-05:00Most Littmann are good. Get what you can afford. A...Most Littmann are good. Get what you can afford. A quick note. We don't always auscultate in the back of the truck. What about listening for fine basal inspiratory crackles in someones house? Or auscultating a bp on a septic hypotensive patient? Our service used to provide rubbish now every truck has at least one classic II on it.<br />I won a master cardiology as a door prize and was amazed at what I could hear & had missed in the past. Auscultation of chests as bp's is mandatory for all thorough pt assessment & is an art worth learning to do well.<br /><br />Welcome to the best job in the world!Nanto Cielenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322385232603604897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471726210509022359.post-69869473909569723162009-11-19T17:47:58.615-05:002009-11-19T17:47:58.615-05:00I've been using a Prestige. Nothing classy ab...I've been using a Prestige. Nothing classy about it, but it gets the job done. I agree with Ckemtp. When you get in the back of a truck, you're not going to be able to hear things that well anyway.Browncoat EMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598937030011605676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471726210509022359.post-27288482727714534052009-11-02T00:12:37.992-05:002009-11-02T00:12:37.992-05:00In my opinion you don't need to buy the top of...In my opinion you don't need to buy the top of the notch super doctor stethoscope, but not a real cheap one either. I have had good luck with any Littmann I have every used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471726210509022359.post-80178306233225861092009-11-01T09:19:57.857-05:002009-11-01T09:19:57.857-05:00I can barely hear even with the good ones. Too man...I can barely hear even with the good ones. Too many sirens for too many years! Welcome aboard, I hope you find this a great career!Michael Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451637745981389920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471726210509022359.post-61003035601394528662009-10-30T23:50:43.286-04:002009-10-30T23:50:43.286-04:00Read Steve Barry's post on stethoscopes. Then ...Read Steve Barry's post on stethoscopes. Then buy a cheap one. No need to buy an expensive one unless you're a doctor. We paramedics only really need to see close to what it sounds like.Ckemtphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120372673086912853noreply@blogger.com