HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS FOR SURGERY!

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Basic surgical scrub technique! Every morning first scrub of the day HAS to be done this way.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Proper "book" technique requires you to scrub to 2 inches above your elbows, and Avaguard use require you to do 1 hand at a time instead of both hands like I did.
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[@iamhim4020]

That’s me after using a public restroom

[@SurgicalTechTips]

😂

[@pchatt5238]

That's me pretty much everytime...OCD is painful!

[@HeavyProfessor]

Mahdi Althurwi no, it’s not. You don’t have access to this sort of soap

[@butteredbananas1394]

@@HeavyProfessor Hey have you ever heard of something called a joke? Well you are one.

[@HeavyProfessor]

@@butteredbananas1394 6n5v one to do he in the hospital and I don't want to see you and the family are doing well and that you feel better I think it's going on the trip to use the score prediction calculator

[@johnmarston2595]

This is what I do when I shake hands with someone who says the earth is flat

[@blaqbutterfly7924]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@12345BEP]

Lmao

[@InnohubGroup]

😂😂😂😂

[@zero-zt2sk]

David The only Endಠ_ಠ a kid in my class saids the earth is flat unfortunately he likes me

[@Depths17]

The Earth IS flat

[@thejesuschrist]

You can save a lot of time and just pray those germs away!

[@hannahpeterson741]

Thank You

[@evros0]

Hi Jesus

[@MedicalSkillsTraining]

Jesus Christ yeah- and you are super high!

[@eo4767]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@saulgoodmangaming8075]

That moment when Jesus is litterally everywhere

[@alxssacassidy4083]

Well 95% percent of us are not surgeons. Just bored lol 😂.

[@jamesmoshi855]

Hahaha 😂

[@Claudio-gv2lz]

there's probably like 10.000 surgeons in every country, so in the usa thats about 0.001% of people

[@johanneslemoyne94]

:l

[@rafethebeastjackson4283]

Then when you click on the vid

[@WiWillemijn]

or ocd

[@CxMooMs]

I’m not even in college but I like watching this kind of things.

[@coco5400]

Surenaïde same lol why am I watching this

[@eatjinandopenyourrice2236]

Lol ikr

[@pinkbagel69yearsago20]

Im in middle school-

[@eatjinandopenyourrice2236]

@@pinkbagel69yearsago20 I'm grade 7 😂

[@pinkbagel69yearsago20]

@@eatjinandopenyourrice2236 ahahah samee 😂

[@BrwrFan806]

that motion sensor sink has got to be annoying

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

ikr

[@joshualeboeuf2926]

I'd rip it out of the wall. I'm not sure how I'd go about doing it, but I'd rip. It. Out of the wall.

[@merdergreysanatomy4817]

This is exactly what I was thinking during the video

[@moidesu5414]

@@deadgaming20 Like the guy in the vid said, apparently there are knee activated sinks.

[@exoedge6322]

They could just use one of those foot things instead

[@abbystinson4125]

when the toilet paper is thin and your finger pokes through

[@fartsmella10]

Lmao

[@adriana-ii2iu]

Ughhhhh ewwww 🤮🤮🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@ccgbassandmore3]

ohhh yeah, i use alcohol

[@MMCgaming1]

Dick pokes thru

[@frtard]

That usually requires a blowtorch.

[@laurynp4000]

This is what I do before doing *surgery on a grape*

[@johnythecommie3922]

Louis x Clementine same

[@angelocoviello8446]

Y'all are more on that video was made in 2014 yall late

[@arlenek.604]

Lmao i just came here from that

[@iAlacrity8]

@@angelocoviello8446 2010*

[@AyyHotDogS]

holy shit same

[@wholeNwon]

One of the leading surgeons in our city was sensitive to all of the then-available surgical prep solutions. So, he scrubbed with Ivory soap. Infection Control very carefully studied him, his skin and patients. As you probably suspect, he actually had a lower infection rate than others.

[@bepopibitidopop]

Why would it be obvious that using regular soap would lead to a lower infection rate?

[@aliyahamir]

Matthew Lewis Antibacterial soaps are no more effective than regular soap and water for killing disease-causing germs

[@hammypie]

wholeNwon is there a link about this? I’m very interested!!

[@MichaelYee123]

ALL SURGEONS WEAR GLOVES so the sterileness of the hands is only an issues if there is a tear in the glove or when the ungloved hand is involved, e.g. putting on the gloves.

[@jonathandpg6115]

@@MichaelYee123 even then there is a sterile procedure in the or to put on gloves. You never touch the outside of the sterile gloves with your hands. Even after washing they are not to touch sterile equipment

[@zanga9709]

DONT TOUCH ME IM STERILE

[@captaingalaxy94]

I read that in Patrick's voice

[@santiagorodriguez4656]

The nightmare of a Surgical assistant ! 😭

[@liambrunner3026]

I don't know why this made me burst into laughter. My sense of humour is broken.

[@roberttheslender1254]

Thanks, I am now using this before I eat, and when I come from school

[@yepreedeee440]

Hey, you do this for surgery aigh't? not in school life.Because, it made me a germaphobe.

[@roberttheslender1254]

@@yepreedeee440 True

[@thewarmedic2330]

Public restrooms

[@crystalclarke6692]

You really don't have to do this,he's doing this for surgery ,

[@ratcoon917]

I’m gonna use this in school to waste time in the bathroom.

[@imalay9050]

In my school I wasn't allowed to have my phone so when I skipped class I'd sit in the bathroom and look at myself all period in front of the mirror unless I was daydreaming. It was better to always have a friend 🤣

[@hannasilitonga8084]

Lol. This is what doctors never do on school. Thats why they became doctors?

[@Adalwulf112]

got to get those 10 strokes in somehow

[@rickyanthony]

Have fun at the OCD treatment facility they take you to.

[@scorpionblade4112]

Teacher: You where in the bathroom for 11 minutes! Me:

[@morgantrombly6353]

why did i just watch this whole entire video lol

[@jamesmoshi855]

Hahaha

[@martinc.720]

And why do you ask us?

[@crackerhacker2271]

@junior torres I actually used 4 CHG mouthwash after a dental surgery. Stuff burns like ur finger got stuck in a hot girl's tight ass!

[@smellycat264]

Morgan Trombly ya me too lol 😂 wtff

[@jerrysoini]

Lol

[@MsKJackson831]

This kind of just ruined Grey's Anatomy for me. Now im just imagining all the awkward scrubbing silence that must occur before the doctor bursts in the O.R. and saves the day😂

[@funsizedbee2974]

Kay Jack 😂😂😂😂 same lmaoo

[@alexalsop7772]

But grey’s anatomy is suuuuuper medicly incorect just saying

[@burntacid3825]

alex alsop medically* incorrect*

[@alexalsop7772]

Burnt Acid oops sorry

[@burntacid3825]

alex alsop no worries hehe

[@spinstressd2478]

Thanks Friend! I worked as a tech for 4 years and have been a stay at home mom for almost 6 years. Going through a divorce and studying to go back to work. Its exciting and scary. I'm afraid of what I have forgotten. I'm so grateful to you for doing these videos! Its really taking the edge off and giving me a lot of confidence to go back!

[@910suck]

how did it go?

[@mallary1012]

*almost done with both hands* Whew...that took about 30 mins man... *drops sponge* FU-

[@cassandraservo]

LMAOOOOO

[@andrjuska9556]

Rest in peace.

[@victorwalker1717]

That would be my luck. And unfortunately the 3 second rule does not apply here

[@alxssacassidy4083]

*Younger me when the kid with cooties tapped my thumb during 7-up*

[@luisf.martinez2582]

Are you good or whaat!!

[@atom0824]

😂😂😂

[@TimFromLA]

Now my OCD went to the next level. Thanks for the service.

[@blunt9573]

Before surgery I don’t wash my hands I dip them in acid and grab all the major arteries

[@chordagothoof8822]

Acid will kill the germs

[@crackerhacker2271]

WTF

[@parulwalia6521]

What kind of acid?

[@blunt9573]

@@parulwalia6521 the hot kind

[@parulwalia6521]

@@blunt9573 You sure aren't a surgeon and never held even a dead man's artery in your hand Can you even name any major artery without needing google

[@doodlej1250]

I appreciate this channel thank you.I graduated as a st 1 year ago and Havnt found a job because of no experience and interview skills suck..I just came across a job opportunity that asked me to do a work interview.. I'm freaking out because I'm afraid that I forgot everything.. This channel is helping everything come back.. Thank you!! Wish me luck on this interview! :)

[@SurgicalTechTips]

Goodluck!

[@itsyvonnekelly4151]

Thank you for these videos!!! I’m a new grad RN in the OR and we are learning to both scrub and circulate and your videos are saving my life 😭💕 Scrub techs are amazing ! You guys really have an immense impact on the workflow of the OR

[@ThioJoe]

I'll never be a surgeon, but I watched the whole thing

[@nurseaylla]

Your videos are helping me a lot!! I'm finishing my course of surgical technician this week, i'm going in the OR for the first time tomorrow as a ST, it's gonna be a real adventure for me. Also i'm 1 year away from becoming an RN!

[@wakingribbons]

Aylla Sousa How'd it go? 😁

[@AnyMedia]

RN?

[@nicholaslipsette4434]

@@AnyMedia Real Nigga

[@besh3734]

Any Media I guess it’s a Registered Nurse

[@besh3734]

DAILY OBSERVER because there is an open body in-front of u !!! It’s not enough to just wear gloves..

[@vasaries2107]

Just learning this for a future apoc.

[@Kassiienovaa]

Kymbo SAME

[@thewarmedic2330]

Kymbo same

[@smellycat264]

Kymbo same

[@bravestant3921]

If this is just the hand washing how hard must surgery be

[@dankbud3117]

also, why would you not shave the hair from your arms? It would seem as if bacteria could collect in the hairs and/or a hair could fall off during surgery??

[@ARSZLB]

Dank Bud i had the same thought, like Olympic swimmers do but for a different purpose obviously lol

[@saylrpourquoi]

you wear these like gown things that cover your arms and then big long gloves that go up to like your elbow i think

[@richardjordan9092]

Why even wash in the first place they use gloves

[@SinnedNogara]

@@richardjordan9092 You touch the gloves with your hands first...

[@richardjordan9092]

@@SinnedNogara when? He showed not touching the gloves at all only touching with the scrub cuffs

[@tr4nsg0th1ca]

mechanic here. we do the same thing, only it's at the end of the day with heavy duty pumice soap (and several other times throughout the day. it really is like being a doctor. only on cars.).

[@SurgicalTechTips]

Totally! I love working on cars as well on side. I think I just have a general need to tinker with things lol

[@crackerhacker2271]

How the hell doesn't your skin break? Which brand do you use? The last one I tried (forgot the name) was like sandpaper!

[@crackerhacker2271]

@@cameronthomas7748 I know, they contain micro pumice particles as the abrasive. Unfortunately I have sensitive skin. So I use nitrile gloves all the time now!. Good to know it's working fine for you :)

[@IzziedeD]

reminds me of a joke my dad used to tell... "Whats the difference between a doctor and a mechanic? The mechanic washes his hands *before* going to the bathroom"

[@thompsonj1965]

Thank you for all of your great videos!! I have been a scrub for 26 years and am now teaching, your videos are my "go to" for my students, especially now during COVID since we cannot get into lab!!👏🙌👊💯

[@amycamburn]

This is what we are learning now in our Intro to surgical tech class, we'll be tested on it this week!! Thank you for sharing all of your videos Shane, They have really helped me along the way in my journey to become a surgical tech!! Hope you and your family are doing well and look forward to your next video!! ~Amy

[@silkstrings]

I’m also in school for being a surgical tech and will be in clinical next month I hope you enjoy being a surgical tech !

[@sandyrowland4445]

I am not a surgeon but studying Medical Assistant. Having a demo test in class tomorrow. Thanks this helped.

[@carlvictoria3537]

Im not planning to be a doctor or nurse but i really like these kind of vids

[@therealb888]

This is really cool man!. Never in my wildest dreams did I think surgery and youtube could be combined. Thanks for the awesome content. I subscribed!.

[@redwalker8438]

The fact that hand washing and doffing & donning are the easiest practicals quiz/exam and here you are my fellow pre med and med students watching this vid as a review. Good luck and your gonna make it :)

[@HazzabyDirectioner]

Thank you, this video helped me a LOT, my anatomy doctor said to me “its ok you know how to scrub” he never congratulated me before lol

[@billyjack4131]

wow you'd figure videos like these would be through the roof in views considering what's happening in the world now.

[@eddie_ad2050]

Thank you for the informative video Now, I can safely do surgery on myself now

[@kaileedias4939]

I’m super weird... For some reason I like the smell of surgeon soap. Maybe because it smells more pure and clean to use...

[@ADancingFlamingo]

I like your style. Your knowledgable, clear, and fun to watch. Thank you for all your videos, they have been a big help.

[@valeriejones3483]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experiences. I start classes next week and have been preparing by watching your videos - SUPER helpful and gets me excited!

[@SurgicalTechTips]

+Valerie Jones Thank you!

[@ototech]

You're not supposed to use the brush portion anywhere besides your nails, as it causes micro-abrasions on your skin. Bad for you, and bad for patient. Use the sponge side for the rest of the job. Also, you forgot your web spaces, and you are supposed to scrub 2" above your elbows. In Europe, they are only using the nail pick, and the brush side to clean nails, then they discard the scrub brush all together. It's only a matter of time until we folllow suit.

[@Natty_red]

dayna kimmins 🙌🏽

[@3bydacreekside]

I always go an inch below the shoulders myself

[@wannacashmeoutside]

I just go for a full upper torso scrub as well.

[@justofficial8093]

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23453175/

[@bonedoktah4612]

Excellent video! Just one comment on the Avagard technique - I would suggest using a first pump of the solution to 'paint' both the forearms first, then a second to do the hands last. This prevents you from breaking the sterile field if your forearm sweeps go above the most proximal point of your first scrub of the day!

[@teganjohnston4647]

Awesome video! humorous and informative. I have my Veterinary Nursing surgical exam tomorrow and this video is perfect for taking notes. The humour helps greatly :) BUBBLES!

[@Izzy-lb9pb]

Thank you for the helpful video! Our labs were canceled due to the coronavirus, so we only have online learning. Hard to learn surge tech without actual practice.

[@madtingz2288]

I feel like I'm a surgeon now with the amount of times I've been thoroughly washing my hands lol

[@stephanielake7439]

I'm a new CST student and I am loving your videos. Great tips! I'm learning a lot!

[@nooram1794]

Doesn’t your hand get dry from all that washing? What lotion do you use after for ultra moisturizing?

[@smellycat264]

Noora Maliki that’s what I think 🤔

[@TheFortFive]

my class just learned how to do the surgical scrub & we learned a lot of hospitals are doing the avaguard scrub throughout the day so it's crazy to see you post this for confirmation. you are my idol! finishing quarter 1, going into quarter 2. i graduate quarter 6 :)

[@oldOven_Celery]

it pains me to hear the water turn on and off constantly *cringe*

[@crackerhacker2271]

@maccajoe LMAFO!

[@xcx000]

maccajoe damn you snapped sis 😂💀

[@crystalclarke6692]

U got a problem with your ears

[@01Natalcia01]

I tried this "surgeon washing hands" for the first time and my hands smell so soapy :D LOL

[@Sarah91328]

Me rn learning how to not get the corona virus

[@user-vp8bv7dw3q]

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[@bubblegum570]

This is so interesting, I’m not planning on working in surgery but I do plan on studying midwifery. So far I’m taking an STNA course and i can finally realize how sterile the hand washing Technique is for surgery compared to the usual “less than 20 second of friction” wash. I was unaware that you didn’t have to wash your hand again working between patients.

[@GuitarDoco]

Thank you... This was helpful

[@carsonrichards1122]

Hey man I cannot say how much this has helped my ocd I used to wash for 45 mins and now can wash in less than 15 and the more I get used to this the faster I’ll get all I did was buy some reusable nail picks and some hibiclens Chlorhexidine stuff and it’s been a life changer

[@ithepreacher8309]

If you count of the number of proper scrub strokes shown by Shane it is 600. There are so many videos demonstrating improper scrubbing for surgery. Thank GOD for Shane Friedman for taking the time to make all his videos.

[@deborahdesanto2313]

I'm very impressed Dr I hope all surgeons scrub this way. 😊

[@markrowell.pagbilao5673]

perfect !😂 I prefer this kind of instructor

[@FredomcompassionLove]

Thanks Doctor. just show this video to my son 9y. he wants to be a doctor. he is excited now...

[@judyg2580]

Thanks for the clean hands. A reminder to have your hairnet cover your ears please.

[@krupa_jose2347]

I am student of Bsc anesthesia and operation Theatre Technology It is really helpful to know the procedure .....and thanks a lot ..

[@loganstewart5879]

10:30 on a friday night an im watching some dude wash his hands. Lit

[@Nofxthepirate]

I love learning about these kinds of nuances to certain professions that the general population just overlooks. Thanks for working so hard to avoid infections!

[@june2702]

@3:41 is me when i only got 3 mins, including cleanup time

[@canadianspurchase30million40]

I was not ready for the finding nemo clip haha i'm dead

[@NarutoUzumaki-hj2hb]

This is more scrubbing and cleaning hand than what i do in 2 weeks in just 1 single days

[@maskedchoirkid7345]

Use this video 24/7 for my ROBLOX surgeries, very helpful.

[@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay]

Attention to detail. Professionalism. Love it.

[@sunnyiee_03]

I be doing this when I’m done washing the dishes 😭😭😂

[@wholeftmealone]

I am enjoying these VIEDOS so much omg!!!!!!

[@SurgicalTechTips]

manjin Esp thanks! Glad you like em ^^

[@tiffanyhazen8342]

*VIDEOS*

[@leena5531]

me when i see a grape in the supermarket

[@renxaudioz4546]

8:08

[@maevecudmore9785]

I have an assessment on this tomorrow. Iv watched this and the open and over the gown gloving a few times as a refresher and i feel ready. Thank you :)

[@ellaguzman9750]

I wish you had your channel when I was in School, would have saved me so much time 😂

[@vyshnavikrishna6761]

See you again Man..Ur explaination is actually fantastic.

[@alexnegri921]

Thanks man! I’m trying to learn the nuances of surgery.... My mom has a bad heart and I KNOW if I could just get in there I could fix it!

[@honeyspice4014]

Why am I watching this? I don’t even wanna be a doctor or work in the medical profession...

[@angelitacanaria5207]

Wonderful how to explain it. Thanks from the Canary islands _Spain

[@question2426]

When he finished: *The cleanest hands in the west*

[@sleepyyy_steve]

thanks for recommending this to me youtube

[@Jesvox1234]

Shane your the coolest man and a inspiration, the best surgical tech channel!

[@SurgicalTechTips]

HA, thanks man. I'm just happy people are enjoying the content!

[@King_Liko]

This video cleaned my soul

[@meaghanhayward8160]

This helps so much cause I want to be either a doctor or surgeon

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Not even in the healthcare industry but that was cool and I love learning about how these things work.

[@bdiamonds8412]

Thank you dad!

[@georgeneilson6070]

Very good instructions, Thanks

[@KAIDAX]

Watching this so during the purge I can harvest organs effectively and hygienicly.

[@dwightmcqueen5771]

Thanks for sharing its people like yourself who inspires others

[@diedertspijkerboer]

After corona gets a bit worse, every citizen will have to do a live video in front of judges to demonstrate they have learnt this technique.

[@user-op3of3yv7p]

this is a useful video. thanks very much.

[@soniaashellyarroyo1558]

Lmfaoooooo “BUBBLESSSSSS BUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE”

[@veryjollyuser5755]

great video dude, very informative, you get straight to the point (though i did appreciate the bubbles part). never knew that washing your hands had to be so rigorous, lol on a side note im not a surgeon and im not studying to be one either. i came because i like the movie dr. strange and i wanted to see how surgeons wash their hands bc it was a thing in the movie 😔👊

[@SurgicalTechTips]

That's totally random, and awesome.

[@cavanzki]

Im in my 3rd year of my BSN program were doing O.R so exciting.

[@nehakour4635]

Thank you sir for your video.It is really very much helpful for me.

[@justcallmeq8120]

“Always starts with the hands” Mate, it kinda has to lol

[@Gk22632]

Not true, you can get it in your left hand and start scrubbing your right arm and vice versa

[@taylorsevy-diaz9820]

You are great! Thank you!

[@shadowik2010]

in our hospital we got the gel solutions (surgical spirits in gel) and chlorhexidine and iodine liquid soaps ... =w= and the sensor is in the front not on the side >.>

[@BlakEnergy]

Always wanted to know how it was done. Thanks for the video.

[@nirvanacarrot3200]

Thank you for your videos. I am aspiring to become a theatre nurse soon.

[@carterthrasher7169]

I do this every time I use a public restroom

[@SurgicalTechTips]

😂

[@antoniobravo892]

RuPaul's drag race reference... OMG you're the best

[@yanlalisa4469]

i like this guys humour

[@yourdad3332]

*Well I have OCD/Germophobia but this is insane even to me!*

[@apdroidgeek1737]

Well in surgery you are opening up someone where theyre literally exposed.