Good background history on the use of stethoscope. But story tended to focus just on one brand Littmann. There are other electronic stethoscopes available out in the market that do the same as the Littmann 4000. For example the Andromed Androscope i Stethos Electronic Stethoscope.
As a health care provider who just wants to hear better sounds - the digital amplification is all that I want. I don't care about the recording capability of the 2 stethoscopes that I listed. I wanted information about these types that might be in the market.
A solid report on an intriguing history -- the creation of the stethoscope. Producer Catherine Welch does a credible job tracing the development of an important medical instrument. I enjoy pieces about little known history of something we take for granted. She has a variety of voices (one phoner unfortunately) and strong writing that keeps the listener thinking. There is a soq out for KBIA News which might need to be edited out. In future to make the modules more attractive to stations, producers might want to change their outcues to be more generic, "I'm...." This piece would work well on health or medical shows or news magazines that might want to follow up with local health stories. It's very evergreen and would interest most listeners.
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Karl Arvidson
Posted on March 11, 2005 at 04:15 PM | Permalink
Review of Electronic Stethoscope
Good background history on the use of stethoscope. But story tended to focus just on one brand Littmann. There are other electronic stethoscopes available out in the market that do the same as the Littmann 4000. For example the Andromed Androscope i Stethos Electronic Stethoscope.
As a health care provider who just wants to hear better sounds - the digital amplification is all that I want. I don't care about the recording capability of the 2 stethoscopes that I listed. I wanted information about these types that might be in the market.
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on December 28, 2004 at 01:05 PM | Permalink
Review of Electronic Stethoscope
A solid report on an intriguing history -- the creation of the stethoscope. Producer Catherine Welch does a credible job tracing the development of an important medical instrument. I enjoy pieces about little known history of something we take for granted. She has a variety of voices (one phoner unfortunately) and strong writing that keeps the listener thinking. There is a soq out for KBIA News which might need to be edited out. In future to make the modules more attractive to stations, producers might want to change their outcues to be more generic, "I'm...." This piece would work well on health or medical shows or news magazines that might want to follow up with local health stories. It's very evergreen and would interest most listeners.