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.
Your doctor will use a medical instrument called a stethoscope to listen for normal breath sounds. A normal breath sound is similar to the sound of air. Your doctor can hear normal breath sounds by placing the stethoscope on your: chest; back; collarbone; rib cage; Your doctor can also use a stethoscope to hear abnormal breathing sounds, which may include: rhonchi, which are low-pitched sounds; crackles, which are high-pitched sounds