Memory from a short stethoscope?

Not all stethoscope is the same lenght, and some are shorter than usually.

Do you remember a situation where you was the patient (real or play) or the doctor (real or play), where it was used a short stethoscope to listen with?

How did it feel?

I have a short Littmann Cardiology 4 stethoscope. But i have no patient to use it on.

My stethoscopes have fairly long tubes. I remember being auscultated by a doctor once, who had a shorter length stethoscope so she had to come a little closer to take a listen. I would prefer a shorter stethoscope for playing, I think.

Yes recently, I have a strange experience... Annual physical exam..., the stethoscope used by the lady doc, had a very short tube... Unfortunalty, impossile to see the brand, but when she auscultated my heart, her head was very close to my chest... strange situation!

At a physical years ago a female physician used a stethoscope with short tubing. She had to move in close to me to put the disc on my chest and neck. She had a very fresh scent to her and I could see the carotid artery pulsating in her neck. She had to hold my arm close to her side during the blood pressure check. I could feel her breast compress. She was wearing a pretty dress and low heeled black pumps. Very stimulating exam.

My only memory was when I was in hospital as a kid, probably about 13. Had a couple of doctors examine me as I sat in bed. One had a short length of tubing to her stethoscope, the other percussed on my chest. It felt a bit awkward as she listened to my chest as her face was close to mine and she asked me to breathe in and out through my mouth, tried not to exhale in her face but difficult not to.

The shortest I ever owned/used was a Sprague-Rapaport. It was relatively expensive when I bought it in around 1975 but really was superior from an auditory point of view. I've probably still got it around somewhere

A stethoscope with shorter tubing is better for listening because the sounds have a shorter distance to travel. At an earlier post I stated I was given a physical by a doctor who used a short tubed stethoscope. I was on my back when she listened to my heart and carotid arteries. Having her so close to me was very exciting.

Definitely, such a stethoscope would not be superfluous in the collection, in some cases it would be very useful for game inspection.

Today i got my new stethoscope. It was a Littmann Cardiology Stethoscope, with no chillring. The length is 53 cm, or like 21 inch i think, from eartip to chestpiece. The only problem is that i have no one to use it on.

At an earlier post I stated I was given a physical by a doctor who used a short tubed stethoscope. I was on my back when she listened to my heart and carotid arteries. Having her so close to me was very exciting.

Was your shirt off for the exam?

To Shane73, yes my shirt was off and in fact I was stripped down to my shorts. It was a pre-employment physical that I took many years ago. I always kept good notes on my exams. The doctor, a woman, was in her early fifties and on the hospital staff(I lucked out because I strongly prefer being examined by a woman). The employee health nurse told me that this physician gave ninety nine percent of the employees then working at the hospital they're physical. She said she was examined by her. When I reported for the exam, the nurse checked my height, weight, pulse and temperature. I was then instructed to strip down to my shorts and sit on the examination table. After a few minutes the doctor came in and looked over my health history. She then proceeded to feel my neck and looked at my throat(she almost gaged me with the tongue blade). And then something unusual: Using the sides of hands she struck both of my knees. That resulted in the knee jerks. Never had my reflexes checked like that since. She then checked the blood pressure and had to stand very close to me so she could place the stethoscope below the cuff. She held my arm close to her side. The mercury column rose to over 170mmHg and then she released the air. 118/60 she called out to the nurse. It was then on to my back. I do remember being able to smell the rubber tubing of the stethoscope. That was one arousing and very enjoyable physical from this medical examiner.