How to select the right stethoscope for patient care?

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How To Select The Right Stethoscope For
Patient Care?
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Introduction

• A stethoscope is an acoustic medical device that
  is used to listen to the internal sounds of the
  body. It has a small disc shaped resonator that
  is usually placed against the chest and two tubes
  are connected to earpieces.
• It is most commonly used to listen to the heart
  and lung sounds. It can also be used to listen to
  the
• intestines and blood flow in the arteries and
  veins.
• Depending on your requirements, there are a
  variety of stethoscopes to select from.
  Cardiology stethoscopes are designed to deal with
  all types of heart sounds and have properties to
  minimize the sound interference.

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Types of Stethoscopes 

• There are a number of specialized stethoscopes
  available in the market
• Pediatric stethoscopes
• Adult care stethoscopes
• Cardiology stethoscopes
• Electronic stethoscopes
• EMT/EMS stethoscopes
• Anesthesiologist stethoscopes

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How to Select the Right Stethoscope?

• What type of environment you will be working in?
• This is the most important consideration. Will
  this stethoscope be used in a quiet home care
  setting, or an emergency room or an ambulance?
• Understanding your requirements can have a huge
  impact on the type of stethoscope you select. It
  will determine whether you need one with sound
  amplification or if a standard one will work.
• If you work in a loud environment, the one with
  the sound amplification features will work the
  best.

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How to Select the Right Stethoscope?

• What type of patients you will need to care for?
• If you are going to be working with children and
  adults or patients with heart problems, it is
  best to select a stethoscope that is designed for
  those jobs.
• For example selecting a pediatric stethoscope
  would make sense if you are caring for child
  patients.
• If you require listening to really low frequency
  sounds, then its better to select a dual headed
  stethoscope over a single headed one with just a
  diaphragm.

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How to Select the Right Stethoscope?

• Budget considerations when buying a stethoscope
• Especially for home care, budget considerations
  are important too. Luckily for stethoscopes, the
  expensiveness does not determine which one is the
  best.
• A number of factors besides the sound quality and
  oscillation affect the price such as its weight,
  sound components and the brand.

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Conclusion

• It is hence important to determine its purpose
  and then decide the price you are willing to pay
  for it. If you choose a stethoscope made of
  strong lightweight materials, you must also be
  willing to pay extra for it.
• Overall, look at the material (plastic, steel,
  aluminum), ear buds, tube length thickness,
  quality / durability, weight, bell and/or
  diaphragm, electronic components, maker / brand.
• Sliverline Meditech, is a leading Stethoscope
  suppliers in India  Other Home Health Care
  Products. If you require a stethoscope for
  regular use, Feel free to call us at 91-79-2689
  0389.

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