I'm going to do a detailed review of the Welch Allyn Adult Professional Stethoscope, and by the end, you're going to know if this beauty is the one for you will be giving this stethoscope a score out of 50, and the way I do that is I give the stethoscope a score of five in 10 different aspects, so in the end, we will have a score out of 50. Acoustics. So I have tried this stethoscope at work, and it is a simple stethoscope, it does have single lumen tubing, and, in my opinion, it just doesn't measure up to other simple stethoscopes that are out there on the market currently. So I've given it a two and a half out of five. Ear tip comfort. Now, these ear tips are quite firm and hard, and does not fit snug and nicely into my ears. I've given it a one out of five. Weight.
This stethoscope weighs 155 grams, which is roughly 5.5ounces, and it is close to the ideal weight that I like for a stethoscope. I wear mine around my neck all day, and this just doesn't give me any trouble at all. I have given it a four and a half out of five. Price. I paid 110 US dollars for this stethoscope, and considering the value for money, I've given it a three out of five. Don't forget, guys, I run giveaways for these stethoscopes all the time. I can't just keep buying stethoscopes, have them at home collecting dust, so I run giveaways for you guys. If you want the chance to win, find the link for that in the show notes. Tubing length. This stethoscope is 71 centimeters long, which is 28 inches. It's a really nice length, I've given it a four out of five. Tubing feel. Now, this tubing is quite sticky, and when I have it around my neck, it gets caught on my skin and my little neck hairs. It also collects little dust particles, because it is so sticky. For that reason, I have given it a two and a half out of five. Stethoscope design. Let's talk a little bit about the chest piece. Now, the chest piece is turnable, which is great, that is always what I look for. However, it does not have a dot indicator that indicates which side is on. The open bell, here, does come with a no-chill rim, which is good. However, when I look at the larger side, the adult side of the chest piece and the diaphragm, it just looks a little bit cheap and the diaphragm is shiny, and it has got, well, it's got my finger prints all over it, and you can see it, so that lets it down for me and the tubing, as I've already mentioned, is quite sticky, and for me, using it the past week, it has got a lot of dust particles collected on it, and also, little marks and scratches, that I don't know where they're coming from. But that lets it down for me. Then we come to the binaurals. Now, the spring tension of these binaurals are not as good as some other stethoscopes that I've tried out, and I find that when I put them in my ears, I don't actually get the snug fit that I would like. And lastly, we have the ear tips, which I've already mentioned are quite hard, and does not create that’s nug fit that you need for great acoustics. So, overall, in the stethoscope design, I have given it a two out of five. Spare kit. With the Welch Allyn Adult Professional Stethoscope, you will get an extra set of hard ear tips, a diaphragm, a nametag, and a user manual. I have given it a two and a half out of five. Warranty. With this stethoscope, you get a five-year warranty, and I've given it a four out of five. Buying experience. I received the Welch Allyn Adult Professional Stethoscope in this box. All the Welch Allyn boxes look the same, and inside, it comes in plastic and, for the money that you pay, over $100, me, personally, I would expect something nicer that it's packaged in, but it obviously doesn't not impact on the functionality of the stethoscope, but I like to include it for a full, proper review. I've given it a two out of five. So, overall, the Welch Allyn Adult Professional Stethoscope has received a total score of28 out of 50 stars from me. So the positives about this stethoscopes for me is the weight of the stethoscope is quite nice around my neck, I can wear it all day long and it's okay, and I also quite like the length of the tubing. When I do my assessments and my blood pressures, I don't have to crouch over, which is great for my back. So the negative aspects, for me, personally, includes the fact that it does not have a dot indicator that indicates which side is active on the chest piece and, of course, the tubing, I've mentioned before, it's sticky, it leaves, it marks easy, and dust collects on it, and it gets stuck on my neck hair and lastly, the ear tips. They do not create a great seal for that great acoustics that you need. So who would use this stethoscope? Now, this is quite a simple stethoscope, and I would recommend it for a student nurse, a CNA, or first entry-level nurse. But if you are in cardiology or critical care, and you need to assess lung sounds and heart sounds all the time, I would probably take my money and spend it on a better-quality stethoscope.
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