cafr

thanks for your help. I shall find one.

Thanks for your help. I'll see how a $20 set of ears compares. thanks.

I thought they were a status symbol. Most things seem to be in EMS and in health care...hell in life in general they are. Good point about the basics for scopes on a truck but RNs aren't generally concerned with the lung sounds unless they suspect something. How would be scope get stolen if it is on me? thanks for your time, cafr (a/k/a sean)

RN, BS, MBA... yeah, I'll trust you. :) So you don't even recommend a low end litman? "Just because it costs more or is high-end doesn't mean that you will get any better sound." I agree this is true on a truck but then why do doctors sport the cardio ones? Is it just fasion like Polo is the the lay person? thanks again, Sean

Hello Nurses, sorry if this has been posted before. I am not a nurse but one day I would like to be an RN. Long, long ways from now, though. right now I am an EMT in Austin, Texas. A litman cardio III scope was purchased for me back before I knew much about scopes. After using it on an ambulance, I have determined it is a bit TOO good for my needs. I can hear all the movement of the truck right through the pt. and I don't get to hear the lungs or heart sounds. what do you folks recommend for a nosy environment? I'd prefer a 'high end' scope, if possible...like a Litman but I don't know what series or anything to get. Any input would be kind of you.