Review on the advancements of stethoscope types in chest auscultation

JJ Seah, J Zhao, DY Wang, HP Lee - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stethoscopes were originally designed for the auscultation of a patient's chest for the
purpose of listening to lung and heart sounds. These aid medical professionals in their …

Noise control challenges for auscultation on medical evacuation helicopters

G Nelson, R Rajamani, A Erdman - Applied Acoustics, 2014 - Elsevier
A stethoscope is the standard clinical tool used for auscultation. It amplifies chest sounds
and enables diagnosis of both circulatory and respiratory systems. However, in many …

Accelerometer-based acoustic control: Enabling auscultation on a black hawk helicopter

G Nelson, R Rajamani - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
During aeromedical patient transport, acoustic noise levels in excess of 90 dB make
auscultation with a stethoscope virtually impossible. Existing approaches to address this …

Stethoscope design for auscultation in high noise environments

G Nelson - 2015 - search.proquest.com
The low signal-to-noise ratio encountered during auscultation in many high noise
environments can impede a physician's successful examination and diagnosis of a patient's …

[PDF][PDF] Development and Assessment of a Dual-Mode, Noise-Immune Stethoscope for Combat Environments

MSM Brady, MAJSJ Gaydos, CPTKA Berry - Use of Advanced …, 2010 - Citeseer
Future NATO operations will continue to take place in remote and austere environments far
from fixed medical facilities. Not only is access to advanced medical technology lacking in …

C‐130 を想定した輸送機内における聴診活動と意思疎通に関する基礎的検討

西修二, 石川誠彦, 加藤圭, 野見山武徳… - 航空医学実験隊 …, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 The Japan Air Self-defense Force (JASDF) C-130 cargo aircrafts used to provide
aeromedical evacuation are extremely noisy (89 dBA-93 dBA) and this prevents vocal …