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Nancy -
Try Allheart's Stethescope page
(http://www.allheart.com/littmannstethoscopes.html)
They have nurse stethescopes for under $4 ea. with different colors and
quantity discounts. They also sell replacement parts. More expensive
ones will be more durable, but there may be a cost break point (no pun
intended) where you can fix or replace them for cheaper than buying new
ones for $15-$20 each. Also, with the cheap ones, you need to keep
better track of breakage and potential for sharp edges to result. You
might want to buy a few first and beat on them before going for quantity.

Just a note: You have probably thought of this already, but--I would
only use real stethescopes in a pretty controlled environment. It is
easy for kids to damage their hearing if one of their cohort screams
into it (as popularized on TV shows) or slam it on a table. Don't forget
the disinfectant for the ear pieces.

Best of luck

- Steve

Nancy Ali wrote:
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> Can anyone recommend a good source for reasonably priced stethoscopes?  The stethoscopes will be used by many children in a large, noisy room, so they need to be durable yet sensitive.
> Thanks.
>
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> Nancy Alima Ali
> Science Educator
> Bishop Museum
> 1525 Bernice Street
> Honolulu, HI 96817
> Phone:  808-847-8227
> Fax:  808-848-4155
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