littmann 3000

[Chartres]

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Does anyone have any experience using a littmann 3000? I think the noise reduction feature would be really useful for traumas/codes, but is the stethoscope worth the $?

 

[southerndoc]

Is this an electronic stethoscope? If so, save your money. You'll only get teased by your colleagues.

 

[bartleby]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the limiting factor in auscultation is between your ears, not against the patient's chest. Plus, a "plain old stethoscope" doesn't run out of batteries halfway through a night shift.

 

[noentiendo]

these things are horrible. i was on a cardiology rotation and another student had one and you can hear way too much. i couldn't hear the heart sounds over the chest hair scratching on the thing.