first aid equipment [5]

The instruments and equipment used to transport the sick and the injured and to administer first aid.

stethoscope

Instrument that captures and amplifies cardiac and breathing sounds.

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.