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first aid equipment
The instruments and equipment used to transport the sick and the injured and to administer first aid.
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stethoscope
Instrument that captures and amplifies cardiac and breathing sounds.
heart
branch
Each of the extensions of the Y-tubes that carry sound to the ears.
flexible tube
Flexible conduit attached to the sound receiver; it carries sound to the ears.
earpiece
Part that secures the branch to the entrance to the auditory canal so that sounds can be heard.
branch clip
Device that opens up the branches of the stethoscope and keeps them in place.
sound receiver
Device placed over the area to be examined to capture and amplify sounds; it is usually covered with a membrane.
Y-tube
Tube divided into two branches, one for each ear.