KylesScreenName

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1. Where to find a good stethoscope?

   KylesScreenName replied to jackey_nurse's topic in Uniform/Gear

   The lower, base models can run in the 30s on allheart, and they're still better then your average sprague scope.

2. Littmann alternatives

   KylesScreenName replied to Skynet's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I love my Kila Labs one-sided cardiology. I can promise you its worth the buy for all of the basic neeeds.

3. BPs through clothing

   KylesScreenName replied to rpe's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I've recently become a big fan of Kila Stethoscopes (http://www.kila.com). Their scopes are good (at least in my ears) for auscultating BPs through hoodies and the like - I work in EMS, so I've done this quite a bit. The other thing to consider is th...

4. Kila

   KylesScreenName replied to keaton90's topic in Uniform/Gear

   OK I just received my Kila single-head. I like it a lot, I think. The acoustics are good, but it's kind of goofy looking - the tubing is elongated (like an oval cross section) which isn't bad, it just looks weird. I wish one of the diaphragms didn't ...

5. Kila

   KylesScreenName replied to keaton90's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I just looked these up - they look pretty legit. I'm bumping this to try to get any other opinions... I want one!

6. Questions Concerning EpiPens

   KylesScreenName replied to cnolan's topic in Camp

   I personally would be VERY concerned if I was seeing patients without an epipen in my reach. It seems to me that the benefit of epi (a saved life) greatly outweighs its detriments (which are rare in younger pts anyways). 8 minutes without epi sounds ...