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I was wondering how you all transport your stethoscopes back and forth to school? That sounds silly, but I got a nice Littmann and don't want to ruin the diaphragm. The case that came with my bp cuff isn't big enough to put it in. I do have an outside pocket on my rolling backpack, but shouldn't it be put "in" something? Just curious if I needed to find a case of some kind. I'm 11 days away from starting!!!!!
((((This is way off topic, but I just noticed a new sign in teh smilies box that says "wake up neo". What the heck does that mean????)))))
The more the steth rests on your neck, the oils from the skin can damage the tubing. Keeping it in a pocket like Roy does or getting something to cover the tubing are both good ideas.(The Wake Up Neo thing is from 'The Matrix' - see the beginning of this link for some explanation: http://www.martine.org/matrix_self_esteem.htm )
The stethascope "socks" or whatever you call the cutsie things some people have around the tubing are a huge problem with infection control. They collect everything and then pass it around to everyone else.
CuriousMe
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Honestly, I was real freaked out for the first month or so and only carried it in it's box, but that got really old.....after that, I just put it in the front pocket of my backpack.
So far, so good (about 9 months). I figure, worst case scenario is that something happens to the diaphragm....so I have a couple extra diaphragms (it was under $10 for 2) in a small ziplock bag in a small zippered part of my backpack. If the worst happens, I'll just put on a new diaphragm.