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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