Surgeon Explains Essential Tools For Practicing At Home

If you're a medical student, PA student, nursing student, or just someone interested in looking for a guide on what equipment to buy to practice suturing or other surgical skills at home, this is the perfect video for you. In this video, Dr. Han, a CT surgery resident who commonly leads suture simulations breaks down what the essential and the possible optional tools you need for practicing are. You don't need to wait until your first day in the OR to find out how you should be practicing. This video contains a wealth of information you won't find anywhere else, for example, Dr. Han does not recommend using a suture pad. However, he has a good reason that he explains in this video!
Enjoy!
Timestamps:
Nobody tells you what to get/ Why we don't use suture pads: 0:11
Essential Basics-
Location: 1:08
Needle driver: 1:35
(Mayo Hegar, Sarot, and most other types of needle drivers are ok to practice with, as long as they are not too small)
Forceps: 2:10
Suture Board: 2:42
Suture: 4:12
Extra tools: 4:55
Bloopers: 8:07
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[@wholeNwon]

Excellent presentation! I would suggest that the beginner start with braided silk suture material before moving on to monofilament varieties. Those in high school who may be considering a future in medicine or surgery should consider beginning the process of training their non-dominant hands before medical school. Two of the most technically-adept cardiac surgeons whom I have known were ambidextrous. It's a useful attribute but certainly not required to achieve superb results.

[@htchamber2776]

Such a unique channel definitely see this channel blowing up

[@entwritescode6281]

Excellent video. I am an ORL - HNS, training to be a Facial Plastic Surgeon. Was just trying things out on a banana peel then came across this. Thank you!

[@AntzoGraphics]

Beautiful video, great production and easy to follow !

[@MrChristoferoful]

Just bought a practice kit. Will be going to the hardware store when i wear out this pad! Very good idea!

[@nesramohd2973]

as a new CT tranie this helped me alot thanks alot

[@sakshikhanna6900]

I love the way you're explaining things, it looks easy but we know it's not, my hands are not stable so I have to practice a lot
I want to become a surgeon, now I'm in 4th Proff

[@Anniefawesome]

I am definitely going to be making these for my middle school/community college outreach!!

[@yugiohforce1]

Really important video!

[@garrettdyess1110]

Amazing video!!!!! Thank you so much!

[@TheKoreanSpongebob]

Great video! Going to my Home Depot now!

[@aditipandey8331]

Thank you so much it's very helpful for beginners and looking forward to learn more

[@themodernsurgeon]

We appreciate the support!

[@ranjak]

i just got a suturing kit a while ago!

[@villanelle1831]

Thank you soo much for the content, it's exactly what I've been seeking. Looking forward to what's to come!!

[@themodernsurgeon]

Thank you for the support!

[@owwwdane]

Very good video. Thank you from Germany

[@raymondqian2910]

Awesome content!

[@sarayoussef9234]

Thank you for the video! Can you please link where you got the hand-related fitness equipment?

[@silverback0000]

How can I reuse needles without spending money on new ones? Are there any needles with holes, for example, that allow you to change the thread easily?

[@the_skilled_scalpel]

Great video awesome content ❤

[@monikadhawan6556]

Can you help me improve left hand for laparoscopic surgery

[@WeAreObject]

My right ear

[@themodernsurgeon]

Haha, sorry. Our microphone channels were set a little funny. We're gonna fix it for the next video! Thanks for watching!

[@user-gq3oz3tk9r]

Where can I find the board you place rice on?

[@asadjpg]

wouldn't using banana peel to practice sutures and stitches be a good alternative as well? btw a great video I cant wait for more!

[@themodernsurgeon]

That's a lot of bananas to use!

[@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825]

@@themodernsurgeon You could just eat them (or cook with them) after. But yeah, lots of bananas.

[@Kingshrek123]

are you sure that estoy needle driver is 6-7 inches. It’s looks like 8 to me

[@user-mw9ei5xh4d]

Great❤❤❤

[@mohamedsaad-mo3wt]

tx