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Enlist their help. Often a "safe" way to touch a patient starts with the stethoscope. Ask children for their help: Tell them you forgot where the earpieces go. If they seem unsure, ask if it goes on your nose, pinching your nose with the earpieces to create a comical nasal voice. When they tell you it goes in you ears, hang the stethoscope on one ear, like a large earring. Some kids will be shy enough still that they won't say anything, in which case a parent usually provides the "right answers," or you can mysteriously suddenly remember everything from your clinical skills course.
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Pediatrics for Dummies (Or Med Students)ir age and (b) I didn't have an inexhaustible supply available. Also, it's particularly hard to auscultate well if a child is fixating on the little koala bear on the end of your stethoscope and grabbing it while you try to listen.
<span>Enlist their help. Often a "safe" way to touch a patient starts with the stethoscope. Ask children for their help: Tell them you forgot where the earpieces go. If they seem unsure, ask if it goes on your nose, pinching your nose with the earpieces to create a comical nasal voice. When they tell you it goes in you ears, hang the stethoscope on one ear, like a large earring. Some kids will be shy enough still that they won't say anything, in which case a parent usually provides the "right answers," or you can mysteriously suddenly remember everything from your clinical skills course.
Listen and save. Start by auscultating their abdomen. As soon as the head touches the child, make an exaggerated surprised look on your face. Do this each time you auscultate Summary
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