Clinical Skills

Chest Tube Placement

cricothyroidotomy with a needle

This clinical-skills video demonstrates a range of suturing techniques used to close wounds and surgical incisions. The recording shows several stitch patterns and how each one is placed, making it a practical reference for students learning wound closure. Suturing is one of the fundamental practical skills in medicine and surgery.

A video show phlebotomy tips

Draw Blood Samples

Preparing the Syringe for Injection

Introducing an IM Injection

Preparing Syringes for Injections

DMC pain management Specialists Drs. Renee Baugh and Mohamed Othman work to help patients manage and minimize pain, and restore a more satisfying lifestyle. ~ Detroit Medical Center

DMC Interventional Radiologist Doctor Bruce Wolf uses minimally invasive surgery called Balloon Kyphoplasty to bring relief to a patient suffering from severe back pain caused by spinal compression fractures. This new procedure is especially beneficial to patients suffering from osteoporosis. ~ Detroit Medical Center

DMC Wound Care Specialist Doctor Bob Wilson uses the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber to supercharge the body's healing process from wounds, burns and infections. This new therapy works miracles on a young patient threatened with paralysis, and gets her back on the dance floor. ~ Detroit Medical Center

This involves inserting a tube through the nasal passage, into the stomach

Some tips on obtaining venous blood samples

Medication Through Running IV

This video demonstrates how to test for trace amounts of blood in the patients stool. Trace amounts of blood in the stool can be sign of a number of problems, colon cancer being the most worrisome.

This video demonstrates how use a commercially-prepared "dip-stick" to test a random urine specimen for the presence of protein or glucose.

Recovery position

Baby CPR

Sprains and Strains

Dealing with bleeding