Great Scope!
The Littmann Cardo iii is a great, high quality scope! I was never a believer in spending $$$ for a scope; I'm a medic and have been using the cheapy $20 scopes for years. I used a nurses in the ER one day and it was night and day difference immediately. I ordered one as soon as I got back to the station. It fits very snug in my ears and blocks out a lot of surrounding noise. This scope will make your ears lazy and I love it! I did have a hard time swallowing the price. I'm not saying it's not worth the price, but close to $200 seems a little excessive. I have not used any of Littmann's cheaper scopes like the SE, Classic, etc, so I cannot comment if they're as audible as the Cardio iii, but I'm sure they're of high quality regardless. Several nurses engraved their scopes to personalize them and hopefully keep the honest from thievery; I attached my dog tags to the triangular region using a key ring for my personalization. The turquoise/smoke color is very bright, but it is slightly on the feminine side compared to the other color selections. However, that is the exact reason why I chose this color: the majority of personnel I work around are males, so maybe they'll be less likely to snag it if they happen to see it laying off my person. This scope deserves 5 stars for it's quality and functionality, but I just couldn't give it that 5th star for the price. Would I buy it again? Yes, I would!
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