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Martha checking his heart is "by humans", just like Rose checking his heart is.
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[[File:Listening in.jpg|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] listens to [[Tythonian ship|Erato's ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')]] | [[File:Listening in.jpg|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] listens to [[Tythonian ship|Erato's ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')]] | ||
A '''stethoscope''' was an instrument that amplified sound, allowing the wearer to better hear the sounds emanating from the site on which the bell of the device was placed. Though typically meant for medical practice — as when [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Martha Jones]] examined [[the Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]''), it could be used in other, non-medical situations. The Doctor, for instance, frequently used it to amplify the sound that mechanical or electronic devices made, ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') or to eavesdrop on a conversation in an adjacent room. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') The Doctor found it such a useful device that most of his incarnations carried one. {{facts}} | A '''stethoscope''' was an instrument that amplified sound, allowing the wearer to better hear the sounds emanating from the site on which the bell of the device was placed. Though typically meant for medical practice — as when [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Martha Jones]] examined [[the Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]''), it could be used in other, non-medical situations. The Doctor, for instance, frequently used it to amplify the sound that mechanical or electronic devices made, ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') or to eavesdrop on a conversation in an adjacent room. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') The Doctor found it such a useful device that most of his incarnations {{which}} carried one. {{facts}} | ||
== Instances of use == | == Instances of use == | ||
=== By humans === | === By humans === | ||
On [[Earth]], most medical students and doctors had stethoscopes, which they used throughout their careers. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]'') | On [[Earth]], most medical students and doctors had stethoscopes, which they used throughout their careers. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | ||
[[ | [[Tina (The Christmas Invasion)|Tina the cleaner]]'s [[Tina's lodger|lodger]] was a medical student. Jackie took the lodger's stethoscope while she was asleep and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] then used it to check that both of the newly-[[regenerated]] [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s were working. When Rose later checked, only one heart was beating. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
After being checked into the [[Royal Hope Hospital]], the Tenth Doctor was examined by [[Martha Jones]], who used her stethoscope to listen to the Doctor's heart. When she did, she found he had two hearts. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') | |||
=== By the Doctor === | === By the Doctor === | ||
[[ | On several occasions, [[the Doctor]] used the stethoscope as a non-medical tool. | ||
[[File:TwoStethoscope.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Second Doctor]] listens for signs of life in the [[Euro Sea Gas]] pipes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'')]] | |||
The [[Second Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen to the pipes emanating from the [[Euro Sea Gas]] plant. He at first thought he detected a [[heart]]beat in the pipes, but dismissed it as the sound of a pump. In fact, he had heard the stirrings of organic life —that of the [[Weed Creature]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | The [[Second Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen to the pipes emanating from the [[Euro Sea Gas]] plant. He at first thought he detected a [[heart]]beat in the pipes, but dismissed it as the sound of a pump. In fact, he had heard the stirrings of organic life —that of the [[Weed Creature]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to examine [[Erato]]'s [[Tythonian ship|spacecraft]]. He found it the source of a signal he received. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to examine [[Erato]]'s [[Tythonian ship|spacecraft]]. He found it the source of a signal he received. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | ||
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The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen at the door to the [[Thames Barrier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen at the door to the [[Thames Barrier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
The Tenth Doctor used a stethoscope to listen at the window of [[Adipose Industries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') | The Tenth Doctor used a stethoscope to listen at the window of [[Adipose Industries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') | ||
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The Tenth Doctor also used his stethoscope to listen to the [[Midnight entity|knocking]] sound on the [[hull]] of a [[Crusader 50|shuttle bus]] during a ride to the [[Sapphire Waterfall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'') | The Tenth Doctor also used his stethoscope to listen to the [[Midnight entity|knocking]] sound on the [[hull]] of a [[Crusader 50|shuttle bus]] during a ride to the [[Sapphire Waterfall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'') | ||
[[File:Stethoscope.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] uses a stethoscope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')]] | |||
When the [[Earth]] was taken to the [[Medusa Cascade]], [[Harriet Jones]], [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] and [[Mr Smith]] all worked together to send a signal to Martha's phone. When it rang, the Tenth Doctor answered to find it only to be a signal, which he then followed by using his stethoscope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | When the [[Earth]] was taken to the [[Medusa Cascade]], [[Harriet Jones]], [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] and [[Mr Smith]] all worked together to send a signal to Martha's phone. When it rang, the Tenth Doctor answered to find it only to be a signal, which he then followed by using his stethoscope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
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