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Originally Posted by Maple Flag
Needless to say, this was never covered in my EMR (a Canadian BLS level cert) training, and in fact, auscultation of cardiac sounds was never covered - just deep airway/lung sounds.
This raised a few Qs for me:
Are any more advanced providers (more advanced than me anyway) auscultating cardiac sounds in the prehospital environment?
Is this covered in ACLS or other prehospital applicable certifications?
If performed, what specifically are you lookking for, and what provisional diagnosis can be made in part through cardiac auscultation?
Any other related information is also of course appreciated.
Cheers.
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These are hospital skills, not pre-hospital skills. The only real prehospital heart sounds you need are SOUNDS
your Q's:
1. No
2. No
In a hospital environment, you are listening for any number of different combinations and patterns of sounds that can show significant valvular anomolies and or pathology including regurgitation, stenosis, etc...
Good luck, get a good set of ears 
Eagle
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