Nearly half of the infant crib deaths and two-thirds of bassinet deaths reported to CPSC each year are suffocations caused by pillows, thick quilts and/or overcrowding in the babyâs sleeping space. The safest place for a baby to sleep is in a safe crib.
Competently utilising a stethoscope in clinical practice is one such skill. A fundamental ability to use a stethoscope comes with many nursing roles ranging from respiratory nurse specialist and outreach roles to intensive care nursing, A&E nursing and when practising in operating theatres.
Quick Answer. The types of tools used by doctors in general include the stethoscope, thermometer, ophthalmoscope, sphygmomanometer, otoscope, reflex hammer and tongue depressor, according to the St. Louis Children's Hospital. Within medicine, different specialists rely on different sets of tools depending on the area of focus.