These DIYs are getting crazy

When your doctor watches this before the surgery

“Hey bro, you mind if I try something I watched in a video real quick?”

hey sam, this saturday will be TWO YEARS since i got my new heart! i had my heart transplant at u of m in ann arbor michigan! i am feeling great! after all i’ve been through, i have decided when i graduate high school (i’m a senior) i want to become a nurse and or paramedic! your videos are really interesting and have taught me quite a lot. i feel like since i’ve been in and out of the hospital my whole life being helped by medical personnel it’s my turn to give back and use my second chance at life to its best ability! ❤️

Coming from a nursing student whose had to check off on this skill, this is an incredibly helpful video! Thank you 🙏🏽

I don't cringe looking at blood and gore, but watching a needle go into a vein is just so cringy for me to watch. I imagine it going into my arm instead!

Nursing student learning how others do their needles

Who can feel this in their arm?

you are the best medic youtuber!

*immediately tries this at home*...

I'm not a doctor. I don't plan to be a doctor. I'm afraid of needles. I'm afraid of surgery. I'm afraid of hospitals. Yet I'm watching this. Edit: I'm no longer scared of any of that and I want to be a doctor now, that kind of ruins the comment doesn't it-

am I a doctor?No. Is this gonna help me? No. Is this important? Yes very!! Edit: OMGGG THANK YOU FOR THE LIKES

Keep these videos coming. Going from a BLS truck to an ALS truck, and now on to Paramedic school, these videos gave me a great preview of what to expect and what I should be studying. You know how they say "You don't even know what you don't know" well that's especially true when starting out in EMS. These videos gave me a great heads up on which meds I should be studying, what procedures I should be looking into, the terms I needed to know more about, and what anatomy and physiology systems I needed to get a more advanced understanding of. You have no idea how much these videos helped me walk into training without being clueless like most of the class.

I watched 15 seasons of Grey's Anatomy, I'm ready to do my first Craniotomy 😂 in a more serious note, that show did inspired to to actively learn more about first aid and trauma care. Since I started to watch the show, I took several Red Cross classes to learn how to do CPR, how to use AED, etc. got my certificate and I now I carry emergency medical supplies with me everyday, I might not be good enough to actually treat an injury, but my supply can help more qualified people to do it.

It’s Saturday, I’m stuck at work in Corrections, just cleaned a plumbing chase with a blanket stuck in it; but your upload just made it all better.

Phenomenal video!!!! I'm a nursing student and preparing for checks-off. Couldn't have asked for any better instruction! Good verbalization and distance from site. Thanks!!!!!

17:25 sooooo what you're saying is i should stop IVing my beer into me and just drink it normally

Unpopular opinion I dont mind needles

I really need to keep watching these vids just so that I am no longer afraid of seeing blood anymore, this vid helps me to be more confident when I do become a Nurse one day ❤️

I always thought the needle stayed in the skin during an IV! (I never looked when getting one!) learned something new today! Thanks for the video!

I'm a registered ER nurse I have to do this million times a day I dont like getting stuck with needles my self but it must be done to help every patient if they arnt able to take pills or medication syrups

Awesome. That was by far the simplest explanation of an iv I've ever seen.

The BEST and MOST informative video of its kind- it focuses on details a junior nurse needs to learn-- thanks sir!

Hi, I love watching your videos. I'm a police officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina ... and I consider them very useful, I have learned a lot. Greetings from Argentina.

Nice video, mostly accurate, easy to understand. Two things that may need to be updated/corrected: #1, it is not dermatitis as is mentioned, that would be caused, it is possible infection and #2, the Intravenous Nursing Society recommends that an IV can stay in place until it is no longer functional or needs to be changed for other reasons (drainage, wet dressing, infiltrates, s/s infection). (Most facilities do change sites that were started by ambulance personnel). Thank you.

You explained that better than my instructor

Dude, thank you! Writing a novel, and a few of the chars are doctors. Being blind, it's hard to learn something like this, but you made it perfectly easy to understand. Thank you!

From h to be perspective of a needle-hating patient, this is way better than all those “what to expect” videos. You literally showed us everything, and told us why. Thx:)

Thank you for this video! This helps a lot as a nursing student. I'm on my first year and hopefully I'll be able to pass my course. ☺❤

U are the best medic I’ve ever seen

Had my wife (who’s a surgeon) watch this and she said she’s confident I can easily do an IV after watching this 😂 she’s got way too much faith in my ability

Best I.V. video I've ever seen. Really appreciate this!

Great IV tutorial wish I can be surrounded by staff like you when the real deal goes down 💪🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽

There is a REALLY big difference in how good nurses is at finding a blood vein for a IV. At least on me most of the time they have struggled to do it (stabbing me many times before success, and using a long time and needing a strap, and clapping on the place a lot). Even one in a ambulance did not manage to set a IV on a 1.5 hour ambulance ride i had after a accident (she tried the back of both hands and one arm). But i have been surprised with two different nurses at the hospital that just found it right away, and one of them even set two IV's (one in each arm) and just got both of them right in with no hesitation or tourniquet or anything like that.

Its interesting to see the tiny differents between how a paramedic in the US do a i.v. and how we do it in germany.

I'm probably never going to place an IV, but this is useful to learn!!

You should do a video on Narcan/Naloxone, it would be a good video because in some areas you can get a Naloxone IM kit after taking a one day course. It would be very helpful. P.s. Great vid!

This is a very informative video. I learned a lot from this.

This is a skill like every other skill. It becomes a quick reflex. Well done! I’ve probably put a thousand in from the foot to the neck and scalp over 30 yrs as a trauma nurse. Then there are the challenges such as a seizure patient, belligerent or mentally ill patient or one that “codes” just as you start. Truth is much stranger than fiction.

I've never seen a pvk that looks like this. I'm used to a snap-on lid on the pvk in which you administer meds etc. Furthermore, the pvk have 2 plastic butterfly type things which you fold out and tape those to the skin. For extra security we use Vecafix which is non-transparent except for at the area where the pvk enters the skin. The Vecafix is also pre-cut vertically about an inch and a half, so each half covers that butterfly wings I mentioned. Finally, the tourniquet has a plastic snap on it, making it very easy to open with one hand. I hope you understood at least half of this, and thank you for this very informative video- it's always interesting watching how different the "tools" look and are used in other countries. Very good vid. Thanks again 😊

My personal tips are: 1. Place a gauze that folded once under the catheter, this will prevent bloody mass on actual patient's skin. Based on my experience, even you pressed a vein strongly, blood will leak out eventually unless placing on infants. 2. Most of catheters have a small plastic cap at behind of catheter's stylet. I usually loosen it before I make a venipuncture, then I plug the end of catheter with it temporarily until I have a t-port ready to go. 3. When you see a flash of blood initially, you advance a catheter, lift the catheter slightly, this will prevent scraping vein's wall or accidental vein blowing. 4. For taping I always prepare a 1 inch tape with half inch vertical cut and a small half inch tape. I place a 1 inch tape with a cut under a catheter to prevent a catheter to come out, and sometimes, t-port's screw parts are not perfectly fit with catheters, and this can come out loose, so I wrap a half inch tape around a screw of t-port to secure it. I called this an 'anchor'. 5. When you do not have a PRN adapters, you can use rubber tip of 3 cc syringe's plunger. Just apply some alcohol before you use it. This is a improvised technique that I learned from a NGO paramedic in Nigeria.

It's been along time since I've done iv work. It's good to relearn some old skills .

This is so awesome. It always seems like so much to do, but it's so simple when you explain it.

This video was extremely helpful. Great job!

Dope Video! Sending blessing your way, Keep inspiring!🎒🙌🏻

If the arm is amputated do you really need an IV?

learned this while in the military... valuable skill to know. especially for dehydration...

You’re a GREAT TEACHER!!

Love this channel!

I have exams and i don't know how i ended up here but still watched the entire video

You did a great job definitely different from the other nurses what they done to my IV

Good job Sam can’t wait for the next video

I dont like needles but I am going to force myself to watch this, what with all the craziness out the world this might become reality for me.

As a nursing student! Thankyou! This video is a big help♥️

I am no doctor but this was in my recommended but very useful. When i become a doctor for marine this will be useful.

Nice...just like in nursing training station. So yeah you did everything as the text book said. Proud of you. Nice well done. I liked

Great video, thank you!!

Why did I click on this I have a fear of needles

Great video. Good explanation, just remember secure the needle before you fully remove it from the catheter and remove the constricting band before you remove the needle from the catheter. That way the chance of blowing the vein decreases and less of a mess 👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you!!! I’m in nursing school and I had a whole summer between my first and only IV stick and my ER rotation tomorrow!!! Eeeeee! Your tutorial reminded me of what to do and what to prep!! Thank you!!

I hate needles and when he was putting the needle in I'm like "oh hell no"

This is some cool stuff. Now I want to be a firefighter paramedic

TXA has had a big positive impact on outcomes for several patients I've had.

It refreshes my IV routine, thank you

This is important stuff thank you for sharing.

When I got an IV (that was never used in the end, nurses thought I had appendicitis) they yanked my head away so I couldn't see the catheter going in, and the plastic tube actually hurt while it was in. I stayed overnight the they let me go. The nurse made me unwrap the catheter and pull the tube out of my vein. I told them I had a fear of needles too, and I think that experience made it worse 🤔

Well explained and demonstrated. I will follow your tips . Thanks

This was better than my nursing instructors attempt at teaching this to us.

I agree this is something that most if not all civilians should not be using. That being said, it makes you appreciate the professionals and the training they have. Plus if I ever have an IV started on me ( hopefully never) I'll know what to expect.

why am I watching these type of videos when I still have to finish junior high and high school to start learning these things lol

Excellent description. Thank you.

I love you this was exactly what I needed!

Does anyone else taste the saline when they get their IV flushed?

I nearly fainted watching this

I studying medicine and sciences I have a training arm this video very useful for me as with covid 19 restrictions I study from home

We call the loop a saline lock up here in Canada. Never hear it called a loop before. Good tip with the tegaderm flap fold!

I have issues with veins, eye balls injuries, and inserting rods directly into fingers. I need to overcome this. Has anyone else succeeded with this?

I'm a new grad/ ob/gyn/perinatal/neonatal nurse. I work with both expected and postpartum mother's and babies. I have trouble starting IVs even after 6 months of training on ALL my patients. I've been told that mastering this, esp in emergent situations takes time (no eager nurse cares to hear that!) but I always manage to blow my veins :( .It definitely takes a toll on your confidence but I will say that this video actually makes me feel more comfortable in doing this. Thanks

I’m in medical school and this video helped lots, thank you!

very informative, and helpful. thank you.

Never had an iv in my arm I’ve gone my entire 16 years thinking there’s a needle in your arm the entire time 😂😂😂😂😂

thx, gonna need that for the apocalypse

I have now learned where I went wrong and was not taught in nursing school when I had blood everywhere 🤣. Thank you

Nice dude Great content Hope to see more great things to come

I honestly cried watching this because I am next level terrified of needles.. 😅😅

I just started nursing school and this is my first time watching something like this. It makes my heart race and makes me feel emotional watching needles, so getting through this is a big step for me! I'm trying to desensitize myself for when it comes time to start needle stuff in school.

thank you for the tips. for now on I'm folding that corner on the Tegaderm. I work in pediatrics and its all I can do to hold my patient down while I'm placing an iv much less get my gloved hand a tangled up in a sticky Tegaderm

Very well explained. Thank you!

You’ve tought me so many things

Lol i have very frequent infusions and i would never watch them put the iv in. So now i know why i was always in pain😂

This was interesting to watch as a phlebotomist since it's considered outside my scope of practice where I work. One tip when pulling the skin is to both pull the sides AND down from the bottom if possible. Good anchors = no rolly veins.

Great video, thank you.

Me with a fear of needles: haha videos of needles and IVs cant scare me Me 1 second later: NOPE. HAHA LETW GO TO THE TRAIN TO NOPECITY

I’m an emt our in California but I would like maybe a video on stuff you expect your emt partners to do to help you out while on a call like what can we do to help make your life as the medic easier in the field on calls

Nice video this is exactly what I did in our return demonstration

This will hopefully help me in the future I want to be a ER nurse and help take blood

I want to be a nurse in the future, cause of this I'm watching this, just interested..❤️

I feel like I'm one of the only people who actally love the feeling of a needle going in my veins

Great info, Thank you very much..

It's very informative, so useful..thank you very much for sharing.