Mr. Sowers, thank you for every single lecture you have posted for ST's. Today, with your help, on my 1st attempt, I passed my exam. I've graduated as a CST. Thank you so much! I couldn't have done it without your lectures and detailed illustrations. Thank you!
I didn't find the program hard, but the amount you need to know/memorize seems very overwhelming. To help me study and pass the exam I am looking into a position at my local hospital for an un-certified tech to get me some hands on experience. I hope I can pass on my first try too. These videos however have helped me sooo much @@tdixon97
I'm a new CP tech, and got tossed into the deep end, just baskets and baskets of mystery surgical instruments with the item numbers worn away with time. This video has helped a ton, thank you.
I recall having watched a great surgery professor who was astoundingly skillful. He employed his own instrument tech. She was so familiar with even very complex operations that he only held out his hand to have exactly the right instrument passed from one of the several open trays. He knew that talking at the table increases the risk of pt. infection, as does anything other than delicate tissue manipulation.
Thank you very much!! I was wishing to find something like this!!! so clear and calm and professionally explained and to the point- edited to the max! I have a “test “ at work tomorrow and this was the info I really needed!!!!
0:41 Bovie/Electro surgical unit: Provides jolt of electricity to tissue. Electricity vaporises tissue and cause heat to cut tissue. Or causes to coagulates. Heat causes protein to melt and coagulate which seals of blood vessels. Electrodes or tip 2:44 Harmonic scalpel : Electricity is used to create very high frequency ultrasonic vibration. Cuts or coagulates tissue. Vibration - Friction - Heat - Cut or Coagulates 3:33 Clamp : Mosquito/Hallstead clamp (curved - tissue / straight - dressing or suture) Small hemostat 4:29 Crile (curved / straight) Hemostat. Bigger than mosquito. Serration goes all the way down to the box lock 5:08 Kelly clamp : Bigger than crile clamp. Serration only goes halfway down to the box lock 5:37 Pean clamp : Bigger than Kelly. Serration goes all the way down to the box lock 6:09 Rochester pean clamp : Larger version of pean 6:29 Schnidt : Very long handled crile. Used for tonsils. Has gentle curve 6:57 Mixter clamp : Sharper curve. Right angled clamp 7:08 Mayo scissors : (straight- suture , dressing/curved- tissue) Curved scissors helps the surgeon to see the thing we are cutting 8:23 Metzenbaum scissors : Delicate and curved. Cutting 8:31 Lister / Bandaid scissors : For cutting bandages 9:08 Wire cutter scissor : Cuts wire 9:40 Scalpel : cuts tissues 3 , 3 long , 7 , 4 (larger trio that needs larger blade) Blade - 10 , 20 , 12 , 11 , 15 3-10 , 4 - 20 12:05 Beaver blade and beaver handle : for plastic surgery 12:32 Forcep (plain handle - straight handle / Adson handle - shorter and wider. Used for delicate areas) Adson dressing forcep has plain tip. Has some serration Adson tissue forcep has rat tooth used for picking up tissue Adson brown forcep has series of teeth that grabs tougher tissue Plain Dressing forcep has couple of serration Plain tooth forcep has rat tooth 14:44 Debakey forcep Thin narrow forcep with long handle for clamping blood vessel 15:03 Singley forcep : Rounded tip with small serration. Atraumatic forcep 15:20 Ferris Smith (heavy duty adson) - for tough heavy tissue Bonnie straight forcep 15:42 Russian forcep has a ring of teeth in it. Has a cup in it 16:03 Towel clamps 16:22 Backhaus - pointy tip. Sharp and curved. Penetrating 16:54 Roeder towel clamp - has balls in it 17:10 Non penetrating towel clamp - atraumatic 17:24 Grasping forcep 17:33 Foerster sponge stick Has rings on ends. Wraps around a sponge 18:04 Babcock and Aliss forcep - Babcock has curve and straight point. This is atraumatic All is has teeth on it. Traumatic. Holds bone 19:23 Kocher Ochsner clamp - Straight plus rat tooth Rochester Kocher clamp - larger 20:14 Retractor - Retracts tissue or skin Handheld retractors - hand is used to hold the wound open 20:44 Army navy retractor - Long tip plus short tip plus hold in the middle 21:05 Goelet retract - Curve on both ends Parker retractor - curve on both ends. Simple. Looks like park bench 21:57 Sen retractor - Has claw on one end other end has a bend. Sharp claw and blunt claw (95%) 23:15 Joseph skin hook - sharp tip retractor. Fine sharp tip. Holds skin 23:45 Self retaining retractor Weitlaner 24:22 Malleable (ribbon) retractor. You can shape it to however you want 25:14 Frazier suction tip - Sucks up fluid 26:04 Yankhaur suction tip - plastic plus metal version. Has rounded tips 27:00 Poole suction tip. Has lots of holes. Used for abdomen 28:00 Needle holders hold suture needles 28:10 Crile wood needle holder - fine tip 28:17 Mayo Hegar needle holder - holds larger suture needle 28:30 Ryder needle holder - narrow tip 28:45 Webster needle holder - smallest. Holds small needles
starting school come April and wanted to start getting myself familiar with the instruments ,thank you so much for taking the time to do this video as it was very helpful, I will be using this video throughout my time in school.
Hiii So today I passed my NCCT exam here in California. Omg it was so hard. Just wanted to say thank you for all the content you put out & actually taking the time to respond to questions and such it really helped a lot!
wonderful video! supplementing my SPD training with a splash of surgical tech info to better understand my customers, this was highly informative! thanks!
For surgical instrument learning starts from here. The best lecture available on TH-cam for beginners with mindful PowerPoint for the students. Thank you so much, sir.
I’m thinking about making Surgical Tech my career goal but I’m so happy I found your page to teach me while I debate on going back to school before paying my student loan lol can’t wait to start my journey.
Hello, thankyou for the crystal clear and excellent video demonstration. I would like to ask about the electric cauterization, when do we use such monopolar and bipolar cauterization? Thank you
I am a M.A., P.N. I enjoyed your video immensely. I've assisted doctors in minor surgeries, and loved my job, so fascinating, and I like to keep learning. Thank you very much! By the way, would you please show a rib spreader?
You are so clear at describing all instruments, great information video on surgical basic tools. Wish it was bit longer video and if could use a dummy to show how some of the tools are actually used on tissues would have been great . Awesome job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Are there left-handed scissors for surgeons that are left-handed? If you use right-handed scissors in your left hand the blades tend to spread apart and not cut well.
plastic resins and poly based utensils for human interface non-static does not conduct electricity, does not manipulate the iron structure based around oxidized blood or an open orfice
I go to medical school and at one point I count name 54 different surgical instruments and developer and use ,I leave the profession about 20 years but I still remember most of there names
i have used misquito & larger than mosquito clamps , small forcep , needle holders & reound end scissors & scalpel , while doing minor to moderate surgries # but haven't used blood vessels electrocautery # 👍🇵🇰
Hello I am brand new to this channel and considering the Surgical Tech field. Does anyone happen to know which programs are accredited in NYC? I google it and so many colleges and programs come up but I’m not sure how to check which ones are accredited in 2024. Also does anyone recommend going the college route vs a tech program? Any information is greatly appreciated! Thank you
I always recommend CAAHEP and ABHES accredited programs. You can find a list of nearby CAAHEP programs here: www.caahep.org/students/find-an-accredited-program
3:39 Mosquito clamp
7:08 Mayo scissor
9:39 Scalpels
14:18 Tissue forcep, dressing forcep
16:07 Towel clamps
18:45 Allis
20:42 Army navy retractor
21:56 Senn retractor
23:47 Weitlaner retractor
27:57 Needle holders
What is this
An index of the video
Am I 15? Yes. Do I have mountains of unfinished work I should be doing? Also Yes. But am I still gonna watch all 30 minutes of this? Absolutely.
Mr. Sowers, thank you for every single lecture you have posted for ST's. Today, with your help, on my 1st attempt, I passed my exam. I've graduated as a CST. Thank you so much! I couldn't have done it without your lectures and detailed illustrations. Thank you!
Is the program hard ? Any advice to help me I start in august
I didn't find the program hard, but the amount you need to know/memorize seems very overwhelming. To help me study and pass the exam I am looking into a position at my local hospital for an un-certified tech to get me some hands on experience. I hope I can pass on my first try too. These videos however have helped me sooo much @@tdixon97
Do you still have your books ? I’m willing to buy
Thank you for lecture
@tdixon97 did you end up starting your CST program?
I'm a new CP tech, and got tossed into the deep end, just baskets and baskets of mystery surgical instruments with the item numbers worn away with time. This video has helped a ton, thank you.
This is great! Thank you for putting this out for everyone I love how you zoom in on the instruments so we can really see the differences!!
I recall having watched a great surgery professor who was astoundingly skillful. He employed his own instrument tech. She was so familiar with even very complex operations that he only held out his hand to have exactly the right instrument passed from one of the several open trays. He knew that talking at the table increases the risk of pt. infection, as does anything other than delicate tissue manipulation.
I feel sorry for folks who had to graduate before youtube video 😅
😂
Yap😂
Same. I'd be in sh** deep trouble 😂😂
I did it without TH-cam 😂😂
We took pictures with old cameras!! Not kidding.. I still have the photos!❤
Thank you very much!! I was wishing to find something like this!!! so clear and calm and professionally explained and to the point- edited to the max! I have a “test “ at work tomorrow and this was the info I really needed!!!!
Thank you very much for making this Instruments video. excellent just like the others. I have the exam on March 29
Oh my goodness! THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING! You were very detailed and explained it PERFECTLY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I’m a new CVOR RN circulator. Your video has been SO extremely helpful.
Can you please do a laparoscopic set up and how to hand them ready for the surgeon?
OT wisdom you tube channel
Your channel needs more recognition Sir! This will help me a lot!
0:36 Bovie (Electrosurigcal unit)
2:40 Harmonic Scalpel
3:33 Halstead (Mosquito) Clamps, curved + straight
4:28 Crile Clamp, curved + straight *full serration*
5:07 Kelly Clamp *partial serration*
5:34 Pean Clamp
6:06 Rochester Pean clamp
6:26 (tonsil) Schnidt clamp
6:55 Mixter (Right Angle) Clamp
0:41 Bovie/Electro surgical unit:
Provides jolt of electricity to tissue. Electricity vaporises tissue and cause heat to cut tissue. Or causes to coagulates. Heat causes protein to melt and coagulate which seals of blood vessels. Electrodes or tip
2:44 Harmonic scalpel :
Electricity is used to create very high frequency ultrasonic vibration. Cuts or coagulates tissue. Vibration - Friction - Heat - Cut or Coagulates
3:33 Clamp : Mosquito/Hallstead clamp (curved - tissue / straight - dressing or suture) Small hemostat
4:29 Crile (curved / straight) Hemostat. Bigger than mosquito. Serration goes all the way down to the box lock
5:08 Kelly clamp : Bigger than crile clamp. Serration only goes halfway down to the box lock
5:37 Pean clamp : Bigger than Kelly. Serration goes all the way down to the box lock
6:09 Rochester pean clamp : Larger version of pean
6:29 Schnidt : Very long handled crile. Used for tonsils. Has gentle curve
6:57 Mixter clamp : Sharper curve. Right angled clamp
7:08 Mayo scissors : (straight- suture , dressing/curved- tissue) Curved scissors helps the surgeon to see the thing we are cutting
8:23 Metzenbaum scissors : Delicate and curved. Cutting
8:31 Lister / Bandaid scissors : For cutting bandages
9:08 Wire cutter scissor : Cuts wire
9:40 Scalpel : cuts tissues 3 , 3 long , 7 , 4 (larger trio that needs larger blade)
Blade - 10 , 20 , 12 , 11 , 15
3-10 , 4 - 20
12:05 Beaver blade and beaver handle : for plastic surgery
12:32 Forcep
(plain handle - straight handle / Adson handle - shorter and wider. Used for delicate areas)
Adson dressing forcep has plain tip. Has some serration
Adson tissue forcep has rat tooth used for picking up tissue
Adson brown forcep has series of teeth that grabs tougher tissue
Plain Dressing forcep has couple of serration
Plain tooth forcep has rat tooth
14:44 Debakey forcep Thin narrow forcep with long handle for clamping blood vessel
15:03 Singley forcep : Rounded tip with small serration. Atraumatic forcep
15:20 Ferris Smith (heavy duty adson) - for tough heavy tissue
Bonnie straight forcep
15:42 Russian forcep has a ring of teeth in it. Has a cup in it
16:03 Towel clamps
16:22 Backhaus - pointy tip. Sharp and curved. Penetrating
16:54 Roeder towel clamp - has balls in it
17:10 Non penetrating towel clamp - atraumatic
17:24 Grasping forcep
17:33 Foerster sponge stick Has rings on ends. Wraps around a sponge
18:04 Babcock and Aliss forcep - Babcock has curve and straight point. This is atraumatic
All is has teeth on it. Traumatic. Holds bone
19:23 Kocher Ochsner clamp -
Straight plus rat tooth
Rochester Kocher clamp - larger
20:14 Retractor - Retracts tissue or skin
Handheld retractors - hand is used to hold the wound open
20:44 Army navy retractor - Long tip plus short tip plus hold in the middle
21:05 Goelet retract - Curve on both ends
Parker retractor - curve on both ends. Simple. Looks like park bench
21:57 Sen retractor - Has claw on one end other end has a bend. Sharp claw and blunt claw (95%)
23:15 Joseph skin hook - sharp tip retractor. Fine sharp tip. Holds skin
23:45 Self retaining retractor Weitlaner
24:22 Malleable (ribbon) retractor. You can shape it to however you want
25:14 Frazier suction tip - Sucks up fluid
26:04 Yankhaur suction tip - plastic plus metal version. Has rounded tips
27:00 Poole suction tip. Has lots of holes. Used for abdomen
28:00 Needle holders hold suture needles
28:10 Crile wood needle holder - fine tip
28:17 Mayo Hegar needle holder - holds larger suture needle
28:30 Ryder needle holder - narrow tip
28:45 Webster needle holder - smallest. Holds small needles
thanks u so much for this ❤️❤️❤️
starting school come April and wanted to start getting myself familiar with the instruments ,thank you so much for taking the time to do this video as it was very helpful, I will be using this video throughout my time in school.
Hiii
So today I passed my NCCT exam here in California. Omg it was so hard.
Just wanted to say thank you for all the content you put out & actually taking the time to respond to questions and such it really helped a lot!
Which course is best for being surgical technician??
Congrats🎉🎉🎉
wonderful video! supplementing my SPD training with a splash of surgical tech info to better understand my customers, this was highly informative! thanks!
This is great for medical students too! great work Sir.
You're an excellent teacher! Thank you so much!!! This is exactly what I needed!
Same here. Great video
I love your channel! And your different perspectives on each video you make!!!
This was so helpful. Great video. Please make more!🎉🎉🎉
best video on surgical instruments that i have come across...THANK YOU SO MUCH
For surgical instrument learning starts from here. The best lecture available on TH-cam for beginners with mindful PowerPoint for the students. Thank you so much, sir.
OT wisdom you tube channel
I'm watching this to prep myself for what school will be like, thank you!
I’m thinking about making Surgical Tech my career goal but I’m so happy I found your page to teach me while I debate on going back to school before paying my student loan lol can’t wait to start my journey.
Hello, thankyou for the crystal clear and excellent video demonstration. I would like to ask about the electric cauterization, when do we use such monopolar and bipolar cauterization? Thank you
Thank you so much for this!!
This was excellent, thank you so much.
thank you so much for the video and the pptx!
Thank you so much!
Very informative
Thank you so much for this informative video about surgical instruments❤❤❤
I am a M.A., P.N. I enjoyed your video immensely. I've assisted doctors in minor surgeries, and loved my job, so fascinating, and I like to keep learning. Thank you very much! By the way, would you please show a rib spreader?
Thank you very much for this video. It helps me a lot on my studies. Can you kindly do video about the different solutions for skin prep?
Thank you. Very informative video.
Amazing I love your presentation most definitely help me pass my exam thank you so much
Very helpful. Thank you Sir!
Daddy you're the best, thank you, God bless you
Thank you for this amazing video.
You are so clear at describing all instruments, great information video on surgical basic tools. Wish it was bit longer video and if could use a dummy to show how some of the tools are actually used on tissues would have been great . Awesome job👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Super explanation. Thank you very much sir. I learned a lot and got a clear idea about surgical instruments and their use.🥰
very informative video thanks sir..
Great Video!! Thank you so much!
THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION
Thank you so much, I appreciate you
Thank you very much for this useful video ❤❤
It was very complete and useful, thanks you a lot .
loved your video thanks it was very supportive what great teaching
People call them sissors but the professional names are Hemostats
Thank you so much
Thank you very much from Italy :)
Can you do a video over skin prep? the different types of skin prep, how to use them, which ones to avoid over allergies etc.
Excellent 👌👌👌
Thank you so.much doctor this is very helpful vedio I learned a lot I can practice again and again
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Please, kindly do a similar session on basic Laparoscopic surgical instruments. I really appreciate u.
This is amazing, thank you so much
Thanks sir very informative video
Thank you 🙏🏽 😊
thank you so much for sharing this very informative video for MDR course.
Thank you so much !
SO HELPFUL!!!!!
In the 70's , those were "roach clips" 😊
The biggest pair of "hemos" we smoked with we called the "Hugemostats".
Thanks lots! it's very helpful!
شكراً ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much 🙏
Thank you!
thank you sir! BIG HELP
Nice lecture sir, Thank you very much .
Thank you very useful!!
Thanks so very kindly
Having a surgery tomorrow 😂
Watching this for fun 😊
thank you for this!
Thank you for explaining
Love the video
I’m surprised you didn’t have Richardson, Deever or Harrington in the retractors, those a pretty common in general surgery.
I remember Dr. Deaver. Note spelling.
thankyou very much..
Are there left-handed scissors for surgeons that are left-handed? If you use right-handed scissors in your left hand the blades tend to spread apart and not cut well.
Thank you vary much. This is vary usefull. I am courious about those instruments from your wall. Do you have a video about thouse also?
Thanks man 🤝
plastic resins and poly based utensils for human interface non-static does not conduct electricity, does not manipulate the iron structure based around oxidized blood or an open orfice
I go to medical school and at one point I count name 54 different surgical instruments and developer and use ,I leave the profession about 20 years but I still remember most of there names
nice thank you
Very well done! Thank you! Dr.Tim Rasico M.D. Ph.D
"Dr." is a redundancy.
Thanks
where is your office ???
i have used misquito & larger than mosquito clamps , small forcep , needle holders & reound end scissors & scalpel , while doing minor to moderate surgries # but haven't used blood vessels electrocautery # 👍🇵🇰
I just happened across this today. I think I found a new career! 😀
I completed my bsc nursing please tell me,, ward work bettere or Operation theatre bettere
I think you misspelled Dr. Halsted's name.
Do you have a supply video that I'm over looking?
I don't currently, but I may make one in the future. Thank you for the suggestion.
I am Indian but i like your video
Why cut it though?
Do you have a video over pediatric surgery?? Its my last chapter test and need help!
That's a good idea, but, no, I don't have one. There isn't a pediatrics chapter in the book I was working from.
Hello I am brand new to this channel and considering the Surgical Tech field. Does anyone happen to know which programs are accredited in NYC? I google it and so many colleges and programs come up but I’m not sure how to check which ones are accredited in 2024. Also does anyone recommend going the college route vs a tech program? Any information is greatly appreciated! Thank you
www.caahep.org/students/find-an-accredited-program Select Surgical Technology as the "Profession" and type "New York" in the search bar.
“Electizzity” 😂
You’re such a Harrington 🤭
Instrument king 👑
LMAOOOOO OMG 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
👍
Respected sir
Which is the best college in New York Washington for surgical technology program???
I always recommend CAAHEP and ABHES accredited programs. You can find a list of nearby CAAHEP programs here: www.caahep.org/students/find-an-accredited-program
Thank you sir
Any vecancy for CSSD?