Comments on: Looking for stethoscope suggestions (bruits, S3/S4, murmurs, ect).? http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/apical-pulse/looking-for-stethoscope-suggestions-bruits-s3s4-murmurs-ect/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Todd http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/apical-pulse/looking-for-stethoscope-suggestions-bruits-s3s4-murmurs-ect/#comment-3349 Todd Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:30:59 +0000 http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/apical-pulse/looking-for-stethoscope-suggestions-bruits-s3s4-murmurs-ect#comment-3349 I've used the Harvey Elite, and am quite happy with it's performance. It would be comparable to a Cardiology II. Here is a link to the specs for it. This will give you an idea of what it looks like, what comes with it, and an idea of a general price. Obviously, if you shop around, you could probably find a better price. http://www.steeles.com/catalog/harvey.html It does well in the back of a noisy squad. I can't imagine a controlled clinical environment being more noisy than that.. Edit: while I'm thinking about it, try to select one with shorter tubing (or trim the tubing down)- between 15 and 20 inches. This helps to cut down on extraneous sound, and provides better sound transmission. Tubing less than 15 inches tends to be uncomfortable, as you will always be leaning over and stretching to listen to heart and lung sounds.<br><b>References : </b><br>20+ years professional paramedic firefighter I’ve used the Harvey Elite, and am quite happy with it’s performance. It would be comparable to a Cardiology II. Here is a link to the specs for it. This will give you an idea of what it looks like, what comes with it, and an idea of a general price. Obviously, if you shop around, you could probably find a better price.

http://www.steeles.com/catalog/harvey.html

It does well in the back of a noisy squad. I can’t imagine a controlled clinical environment being more noisy than that..

Edit: while I’m thinking about it, try to select one with shorter tubing (or trim the tubing down)- between 15 and 20 inches. This helps to cut down on extraneous sound, and provides better sound transmission. Tubing less than 15 inches tends to be uncomfortable, as you will always be leaning over and stretching to listen to heart and lung sounds.
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20+ years professional paramedic firefighter

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