Medicine

Surgery

Basic surgical skills are essential for absolutely all future doctors, nurses, and veterinarians. Before starting to suture real patients, students train on special simulators. Don’t put off practicing – you can already learn how to apply various sutures on our special artificial skin.

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You will:

  • make incisions in artificial skin with a real scalpel
  • use surgical needles and a real needle holder
  • practice applying different types of stitches
  • wear a surgical suit correctly

You will learn:

  • different types of surgical techniques
  • how to properly hold a scalpel and other surgical instruments
  • about the difference between surgical needles and suture material
  • how surgeons wash their hands

Experiments

Surgical knots

Surgical Instruments 101

Interrupted suture

Continuous suture

Patient: Brandon

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This set and 70+ others are included in the MEL Science subscription. Subscribe to MEL Science to get a new science set every month.