Dr. Minchin's stethoscope

Dr. Minchin's stethoscope

9° THE BRITISH JOURNAL PREPARATIONS DR. MINCHIN'S - _ OF AND "rU.BERCULOSIS APPLIANCES. STETHOSCOPE. DR. MINCHIN'S STETHOSCOPE has found f...

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PREPARATIONS DR. MINCHIN'S

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APPLIANCES.

STETHOSCOPE.

DR. MINCHIN'S STETHOSCOPE has found favour with m a n y p h y s i c i a n s . A new model has recently been introduced. 1 T h e chief a d v a n t a g e in this simple, compact, and effective stethoscope lies in the fact that the receiver or a u s c u l t a t o r y d i a p h r a g m is so set that, unlike in most stethoscopes, it can be a p p l i e d to the p a t i e n t ' s chest without g i v i n g rise to difficulties in r e g a r d to dress, a~ttitude, or general position. If required the heart can be a u s c u l t a t e d with the patient in the prone position. T h e new model, as i s i n d i c a t e d in the a c c o m p a n y i n g figures, has side-loops

DR. MINCHIN'S STETHOSCOPE.

which e n a b l e the s p h y g m o m a n o m e t e r to be fixed when b l o o d p r e s s u r e estimates a r e being made, Dr. M i n c h i n ' s chest-pieces offer various advantages, and will be of service to tuberculosis officers and others h a v i n g to deal with chest cases. P r a c t i t i o n e r s deating with infants and children will find these chest-pieces of much practical advantage. HYGIENIC

APPLIANCES AND PREPARATIONS.

THERAPEUTIC

R e s t is one of the first and most essential elements in the care of the m a j o r i t y of tuberculous patients. But rest m u s t be r e g u l a t e d a n d supervised and carried out under open-air conditions with a m i n i m u m 1 Full particulars regarding Dr. Minchin's stethoscope may be obtained on application to the inventor at Invicta House, Marine Parade, Sheerness-on-Sea, Kent. The stethoscope can be obtained at all medical and surgical instrument makers. The t rice of each chest-piece is lOS. 6d.