BP Checks

yea, same with pulse rate and RR...when they count a rate for 15 secs and give you back an odd number. Sorry, but when you multiply something by 4, your going to get an even number.
 
Get a quality stethoscope, this will help a lot. Littman Cardiology III, Master Cardiology or something better than the ones your service or school has.
 
BAMAMEDIC said:
Get a quality stethoscope, this will help a lot. Littman Cardiology III, Master Cardiology or something better than the ones your service or school has.
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- you can get a BP with any old stethoscope!
 
Alot of times I put on the first line for vitals BP: 120/80 blah blah; and if the BP stays around the same--I put WNL and make sure to document in the text that the BP remained stable within (n)mmHg. Remember--if you didnt document it--it didn't happen.
 
I had real trouble hearing the pressure with the stethoscopes at school. I went and got a littman III and still had trouble. The problem - I have narrow ear canals and I was not getting the standard sized ends into my canals properly. The littman came with interchangable tips.. and when I put in the smaller ends - VOILA !!!

Darn - could have saved a hundred bucks and used a cheaper scope - oh well -
 
The only other thing I can add here is, make sure you bend the ear-pieces of your stethescope forward before putting them in your ears. Our instructor showed us this in my EMT class, but I remember having trouble hearing until I realized I wasn't doing this correctly.
 
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