Which medical device, used for auscultation was invented by Rene Laennec in 1816?
Modesty in medical settings Modesty in medical settings Modesty in medical settings refers to the practices and equipment used to preserve patient modesty in medical examination and clinics. Prior to the invention of the stethoscope, a physician who wanted to perform auscultation to listen to heart sounds or noise inside a body would have to physically place their ear against the body of the person being examined. In 1816, male physician René Laennec invented the stethoscope as a way to respect the modesty of a female patient, as it would have been awkward for him to put his ear on her chest. Hospital gowns
René Laennec Wars, Una meets a consumptive young lady who speaks of being treated by a French doctor, a prisoner on parole, one Rene Laennec. This prisoner discusses with a local herbalist the use of 'wooden trumpets' for listening to patients' chests, much to the distrust of the local doctor. Obviously, Kipling was aware of Laennec's work and invented an English connection. He was the subject of a 1949 French film "Doctor Laennec" in which he was played by Pierre Blanchar. On the exterior wall of the "Hôpital Necker – Enfants Malades", where Laennec wrote "Mediate auscultation", near the entrance of the