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2. INTRODUCTION
• FLIGHT NURSES NEED TO FIND A BETTER
QUALITY STETHOSCOPE THAT WILL
ALLOW THEM TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT
THEY NEED TO AND YET BLOCK OUT LOUD
NOISES SUCH AS A HELICOPTER,
• THE LIFE FLIGHTS CREW TOP 3 CRITERIA'S
ARE SOUND QUALITY, TUBES, AND COST.
• SOUND QUALITY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT.

3. INTRODUCTION (CONTINUED)
• THIS PRESENTATION PROVIDES A RECOMMENDATION BASED UPON:
• ACOUSTIC QUALITIES: INFORMATION BASED ON NUMBER
OF TUBES AND EAR SEALS.
• TUBING: ABILITY TO HEAR CHEST AND LUNG ACTIVITY
BASED ON NUMBER OF TUBES.
• PRICE: PRICE OF PRODUCT OBTAINED FROM
STETHOSCOPE SUPPLIER AND AMAZON.

4. BACKGROUND
QUITE ENVIRONMENT LOUD ENVIRONMENT

5. BACKGROUND (CONTINUED)
• THE DESIRED FEATURES OF A STETHOSCOPE VARY FROM A
CNAS’, DOCTORS, CAREGIVER, CARDIOLOGISTS, AND
FLIGHT NURSES.
• FLIGHT NURSES OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES WORKING IN
LOUD ENVIRONMENTS, THEREFORE HE/SHE NEEDS A
STETHOSCOPE THAT WILL DULL OUT BACKGROUND
NOISES YET BE PRECISE.

6. • THE 3 CRITERIA'S ARE
INTERRELATED ( ACOUSTIC
QUALITY, TUBING, AND PRICE)
Acoustic
qualities
Tubing
Price
BACKGROUND
(CONTINUED)

7. METHOD
• DATA WAS OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:
• ACOUSTIC QUALITIES AVAILABLE UNDER STETHOSCOPE ACOUSTIC
QUALITY REVIEW
• TUBES UNDER MANUFACTURERS REVIEWS AND CUSTOMER REVIEWS
ON AMAZON
• PRICE IS AVAILABLE ON MANUFACTURERS WEBSITE AND CHEAPER ON
AMAZON
• UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY KIND OF LAWS OR
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIFIC
STETHOSCOPE USED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.

8. PRICES OF THE TOP
RATED STETHOSCOPES
• THE MOST EXPENSIVE IS THE 3M LITTMANN
CARDIOLOGY III. IT ALSO HAS THE BEST
REVIEWS BUT NOT SO MUCH BETTER THAT IT
NEEDS ALMOST $150.00 INCREASE OVER THE
2ND RANKING STETHOSCOPE.
• THE RUNNER UP, MY FIRST CHOICE FOR A
GOOD STETHOSCOPE IS THE 3M LITTMANN
CLASSIC II S.E.
• THIRD RUNNER UP IS THE ADC ADSCOPE 603.
ALMOST AS GOOD AT THE MOST EXPENSIVE
BUT ALMOST $200.00 CHEAPER.

9. DISCUSSION
DATA FOR THE TOP 5 STETHOSCOPES BASED ON ACOUSTIC QUALITY, NUMBER OF TUBES, AND PRICE
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
single single single single single
3m Littmann Cardiology III ADC Platinum Edition adscope 3m Littmann Classic II S.E. ADC adscope 603 ADC adscope 609ST
Chart Title
Price Acoustic qualities

10. RESULTS
DATA FOR ALL STETHOSCOPES REVIEWED. DATA IS FOR PRICE ON LEFT AND ACOUSTIC QUALITIES FROM 1-10 ON RIGHT.
$0.00
$50.00
$100.00
$150.00
$200.00
$250.00
$300.00
Price Acoustic Qualities
Chart Title
3M Littman classic II S.E. Single 3M Littmann Lightweight II S.E. Single 3M Littmann Cardiology III Single
ADC adscope 609ST Single ADC Platinum Edition adscope 615 Single ADC adscope 603 stainless steel Single

11. DISCUSSION
• ACOUSTIC QUALITIES
• CERTAIN STETHOSCOPES ARE NEEDED DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU DO
AND USE THEM FOR IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. YOU MAY NEED A HIGHER
QUALITY ONE FOR CARDIOLOGY, EMTS, AND FLIGHT NURSES
• CLARITY ON THE ABILITY TO HEAR LUNGS AND HEARTBEAT ARE THE
MOST IMPORTANT
• FOR THIS REASON I NARROWED MY SELECTION DOWN TO THE
STETHOSCOPES WITH THE BEST REVIEWS FROM PEOPLE WORKING IN
THOSE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTHCARE.

12. DISCUSSION (CONTINUED)
• TUBES:
• STETHOSCOPES WITH 2 TUBES TEND TO SOUND DISTORTED AND
EVEN HAVE MUFFLING NOISES. THE TUBES TEND TO RUB ON EACH
OTHER PUTTING OFF SOUNDS THAT SHOULDN’T BE THERE.
• FOR THIS REASON I ELIMINATED DOUBLE TUBED STETHOSCOPES.

13. DISCUSSION (CONTINUED)
• COST:
• AFTER ELIMINATING STETHOSCOPES THAT ARE DOUBLE TUBED AND DO
NOT HAVE GOOD CLARITY AND THAT ARE TO QUITE, 5 BRANDS ARE
LEFT.
• THE ADC 603 IS THE CHEAPEST AND THE AND THE 3M LITTMANN
CARDIOLOGY IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
3M Littman classic II S.E.3M Littmann Lightweight II S.E.3M Littmann Cardiology IIIADC Platinum Edition adscope 615ADC adscope 603 stainless steel
Price

14. CONCLUSION
• MORE EXPENSIVE STETHOSCOPES ARE
GREAT BUT NOT ALWAYS NEEDED FOR
YOUR SPECIFIC JOB
• ELIMINATING STETHOSCOPES FROM
TUBES TO ACOUSTIC QUALITIES AND
COSTS BRINGS US DOWN TO 5 SUPERB
STETHOSCOPES WITH REALLY GREAT
REVIEWS
• OF THE 5 REMINING BRNDS THEY ALL
RANK EXCELLENT, GREAT OR GOOD. MOST
REVIEWS STATE THAT THEY ARE PRETTY
SIMILAR, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NOT A
CARDIOLOGIST, SPECIFIACALLY NEEDING A
CARDIOLOGY STETHOSCOPE.
• OF THE TOP 5, I BELIEVE THAT THE 3M
LITTMANN CLASSIC IS THE BEST CHOICE.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
3M Littman
classic II S.E.
3M Littmann
Lightweight II
S.E.
3M Littmann
Cardiology III
ADC Platinum
Edition adscope
615
ADC adscope
603 stainless
steel
Price

15. CONCLUSION (CONTINUED)
• 1ST CHOICE: THE 3M LITTMANN CLASSIC IS THE BEST CHOICE
• IT IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE WICH COSTS OVER
DOUBLE THE PRICE AS THE 3M LITTMAN CLASSIC
• IT GOT A 10 OUT OF 10 ON REVIEWS

16. CONCLUSION (CONTINUED)
• MY 2ND CHOICE: ADC ADSCOPE 603, IS ALMOST PRECISELY AS
GOOD AS THE 3M LITTMANN CLASSIC, WITH EXCELLENT SOUND
BLOCK AND EXCELLENT SOUND BLOCK. IT ALSO RUNS AROUND
$30 INSTEAD OF $100.
• SINCE SOUND QUALITY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR OVER
PRICE, ADC ADSCOPE 603 IS A BETTER 2ND CHOICE.

17. CONCLUSION (CONTINUED)
• 3RD CHOICE: ADC PLATINUM EDITION ADSCOPE. WHILE IT IS NOT
RANKED EXCELLENT IT IS RANKED GREAT DUE TO THE INABILITY TO
HEAR THROUGH THE STETHOSCOPE IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY
KIND OF HEARING PROBLEMS.
• COMING IN AT $75 IT IS WELL WORTH IT IF YOU HAVE DESCENT
HEARING. STILL RANKED PRETTY HIGH BY THE REVIEWS.

18. RECOMMENDATIONS
• 1ST CHOICE: I RECOMMEND THAT THE HOSPITAL PURCHASE 3M
LITTMANNS CLASSIC II S.E. THEY BEST MEET THE CHIEF FLIGHT
NURSES THREE CRITERIAS.
• 2ND CHOICE: MY SECOND CHOICE WOULD BE THE ADC ADSCOPE
603 DUE TO ITS NEAR MIRRORING OF THE 3M LITTMAN CLASSIC.
• 3RD CHOICE: MY THIRD RECOMMENDATION FOR THE HOSPITAL TO
PURCHASE WOULD BE THE ADC PLATINUM EDITION ADSCOPE.