Blood pressure question

[CPRinProgress]

It would be beneficial to invest in a nice stethoscope in my EMT class they had cheap ones but I bought a littman for $100 and I can hear perfectly

 

[Handsome Robb]

It would be beneficial to invest in a nice stethoscope in my EMT class they had cheap ones but I bought a littman for $100 and I can hear perfectly

I have a super nice scope as well.

With that said, I'm a big proponent of learning to auscultate BPs and lung sounds with a cheaper scope. Then when you move to a better one it's that much easier and you also aren't stuck up poo creek without a paddle when you don't have your super-dooper-stethoscope.

 

[Medic Tim]

It would be beneficial to invest in a nice stethoscope in my EMT class they had cheap ones but I bought a littman for $100 and I can hear perfectly

Just because you can hear better doesn't me you know what you are hearing. Learning on a cheap one then switching to a nice one makes a big difference. I know EMTs that went out spending $200+ before they even went to class. They can use their own but when forced to use another they can't get the easiest of bps

I have a super nice scope as well.

With that said, I'm a big proponent of learning to auscultate BPs and lung sounds with a cheaper scope. Then when you move to a better one it's that much easier and you also aren't stuck up poo creek without a paddle when you don't have your super-dooper-stethoscope.

Agreed