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Many great procedure videos have been produced by EM programs. LInks below to UCSF-SFGH videos, as well as videos from University of Maryland

The New England Journal of Medicine has an excellent series of videos with accompanying articles. You need a subscription -- or access these through the DUMC library page -- click on NEJM under "Internal Medicine."

UCSF videos

1. Teaching module: Phlebotomy / Peripheral IV / Arterial Blood Gas
* For UCSF 2007 Transitional Clerkship MS2 students and Intersessions MS3 students

2. Wound closure
    * Used for UCSF 2005-present "Procedures in Emergency Medicine" MS2 elective
    * Resource for medical students and interns, rotating at SFGH Emergency Department
* Voiceover by Dr. Justin Wilkinson, a former UCSF medical student
       - Chapter 1: Equipment (1:54 min)
       - Chapter 2: Anesthesia (3:09 min)
       - Chapter 3: Irrigation (1:11 min)
       - Chapter 4: Starting the Procedure (2:30 min)
       - Chapter 5: Simple Interrupted (3:45 min)
       - Chapter 6: Horizontal Mattress (3:11 min)
       - Chapter 7: Vertical Mattress (1:10 min)
       - Chapter 8: Corner Suture (1:30 min)
       - Chapter 9: Buried Suture (1:51 min)
       - Chapter 10: Dermabond (1:56 min)
       - Chapter 11: Steristrips (0:39 min)
       - Chapter 12: Staples (0:47 min)

3. Lumbar Puncture (5:54 min)

4. Radial Gutter Splint
    * Quicktime movie
    * An alternative to the volar wrist splint for 2nd and 3rd metatarsal fractures
   * Highlighted in ACEP News 2006 "Tricks of the Trade" column

5. Reverse Sugar Tong Splint
    * Quicktime movie
    * An alternative to the traditional sugar tong splint for distal radius fractures
    * Highlighted in ACEP News 2006 "Tricks of the Trade" column

6. Glove "Ring"
    * Quicktime movie
    * A glove finger can be made into a ring to provide hemostasis for bleeding finger wounds
    * Highlighted in ACEP News 2007 "Tricks of the Trade" column

7. Digi-Speculum
    * Quicktime movie
    * A vaginal speculum can serve as an alternative instrument to a tubular netting applicator for finger bandaging.
    * Highlighted in ACEP News 2007 "Tricks of the Trade" column

8. Feedback Skills
    * Giving Effective Feedback to Medical Students (Faculty module)
    * Getting Effective Feedback in the Emergency Department (Medical student module)
   * You will need to have the latest Macromedia Flash extension in your browser and a fast internet connection
    * Run time: 15-20 minutes
    * View the list of References

For more information about or trouble viewing the VIPER modules, please contact Dr. Michelle Lin ( mlin@sfghed.ucsf.edu )

SF Department of Public Health Video on Pandemic Flu
* A Google video on recognizing the symptoms of flu and limiting the spread of pandemic flu
* Run time: 20 minutes