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Retired in 2016, but I been working PRN two days a week since. I have been enjoying my job as a Senior Certified Orthopedic Technologist in the Operating Room. The I love for the past 49 years. But, yesterday the hospital I worked at told all PRN Staff they have to let us go for now. They cancelling all electives Surgeries for now. I don't have to work, but I missed what I do. But, if things get worse I will return without pay. That is how was trained in the Air Force, to served above all other.
We haven’t experienced the supply shortage yet. Here in South Texas. But I imagine we’ll start seeing it soon.
Wyoming Medical Center tech here. We've started to look into seamstresses and tailors to make cloth gowns, masks, and possibly drapes. Currently only 18 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide. The schedule is empty for next week pending emergent surgeries.
Jessica Rodman , I’m in Montana. Used to work in the Cath Lab as the secretary for 18 years at the Billings Clinic. I was just reading on our local news station, KTVQ, that people and schools with plastic printers are stepping up and making surgical masks!! Proud of my community!! Take care. Hoping both our small populated States will continue to have a low count of the virus!!
the government was running training drills for worse case senario situations a couple of years ago , and it was revealed that we arent preapred for something like this , we had three years to get it together with supplies ect , there is no excuse . my heart feels for everyone
President Obama's pandemic plan...which is currently being ignored by #45 :/
Thank you from a fellow surgical tech in Oregon.
I'm a RN in Washington state. My hospitalist friend is using her painters N95 from home. Same issues here w all masks. I was kind of shocked at the extreme firing on the spot at your hospital. These are desperate times, so I see both sides. Not many kits around here for testing. One ER Dr on a vent in Seattle from Covid, a UW professor died from it yesterday. Just read this evening 2 nursing home pts tested positive in another facility in central Washington. thank you for the update in Nevada.
Be safe out there bro
Glad to see you and your family are doing okay and are healthy in these trying times! I have been watching your surg tech videos for the past view months and it has continued to encourage me that this is the career I should pursue. I have always been interested in the medical field I am currently in the process of applying for a surgical technology program in my area and have an interview scheduled for next week. I've been taking notes as I watch your videos on the duties and responsibilities of a surg tech and hope I can make an impression on my interview. I hope to see more videos from you even if they are spread out :)
Hey man I am also in the medical field I'm a surgical care technician and yes we're having the same issues in our OR everything that you're talking about has been happening it's pretty crazy stay safe my man! And keep us posted and I can do the same for you! Literally everything you said is exactly what we're all going through at my hospital
Great to have you back and I hope you stay safe and well 😇😇
My sister works at the hospital in my town (she’s a circulating nurse in the OR) once people started stealing gloves and masks the hospital stopped visitors (with the exception of dying patients), they are closing the OR (with the exception of a couple that will stay open for emergencies) on Monday (all elective surgeries will be cancelled that day) and the rooms that are closed will be used as ICU overflow.
My sister is terrified as she has underlying severe lung problems. She was exposed the first time almost two weeks ago and for as long as she’s exposed to it or even possibly exposed she’s isolating herself away from us.
It is definitely getting scary, but we need to remember even if we’re isolated, we’re not alone, we have the power of the internet, stay connected, use Skype or FaceTime instead of having face to face gatherings. Stay healthy everyone, we’re all in this together ❤️
Disgraceful!
Yes same here my son was supposed to have his hernia surgery but was canceled
I’m a tech working at a Gi Center in LA. Our main dr at the center is still deciding to stay open as long as patients are coming in. Wish we would close.
Hi there....I'm a scrub tech also, and we were told at our hospital we may have to start to reuse our ppe. 😬😱
shandia johnson We have not yet been asked to reuse our ppe’s yet, but I was asked to not wear the mask I always wear...the orange ones with the plastic eye shield built on.
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It's sadness what's happening to our city here in Nevada and all over the world, I work at a surgery center nearby and we are down to wearing cloth gowns now, there aren't enough supplies in the world for all healthcare workers😔
Thank you for bringing us your view of the situation. Be safe!!
Great to see you again! Hope you and your family stay safe!
You as well!
Thank you so much for addressing this! I was waiting for your video about how things were going there for you.
Thank you for all you do! I hope that you are staying safe during these tough times!
Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep us posted on your area when you can
Keep making videos!! I just started surgical tech school on April 13th! You are the AWESOME. Thank You for your hard work!
Washington is in pretty bad shape right now... it's a scary and serious situation. I pray constantly that this ends soon and everyone in the health care systems our hearts are with you❤ So much appreciation to everyone who is working right now.
Really missing your posts your videos ❤️ COVID has been crazy but thank you so much for posting this as well. Stay safe ❤️
I’m a surgical tech student in NC and my clinical rotations has been canceled due to 🦠COVID-19 😕🥺 I missed scrubbing in cases 🧼
diana flores my clinicals are to 😭
@@rikkihansen3149 Same here, I haven't been allowed to scrub in a week and I still need cases. I probably won't get to graduate this year.
Same
Are school too
my clinicals are too in ct 😔
Thanks for sharing, best wishes from Panama
We had a case of masks stolen off a pallet on the loading dock.
Greetings from Montgomery County Pennsylvania I just graduated from Tech school in December where I currently work they have cancelled elective surgeries as well starting 03/25 , I work on the Maternity unit when their census is low CST's and Nurses are given the option of sitting with a patient for a 1:1 in lieu of being called off or using PTO. I hope that everything starts going back to normal especially on your end, stay healthy!
Did you go to Montco? If so, how was the program?
@@kiamichelle7921 Hi Yes I did!... The program gives you the tools you need to succeed in clinicals and for the certifying exam it's a lot of studying but worth it...Dr. White is awesome if you do what you're supposed to do you'll do fine !
I just got word yesterday that my surgery center is closed for fhis week. Sucks but we will get through it.
Hi Shane, miss your videos so much! Hope you and your family are staying safe! Thinking of you!
Sadly I am pregnant during this time and work in surgery and they don't consider pregnant women at risk during this and forcing us to sign a work pool to be sent to work face to face with patients and I am terrified. :( Especially after loosing 2 babies in the past and this being my 1st and finally going strong...for now. :( Ugh.
Hang in there. 🙏
fyi. the surgery department in hospitals in China just resumed to perform elective surgery, and every patient need to do a CT scan before they are allowed to enter the ward.
Welcome back! I’ve always liked your videos. :) I’m a surgical tech from Ca.It’s so crazy with what’s been going on with this pandemic. I think hospitals across the country have been running into similar problems with supplies. Currently we’re having to use 1 mask per shift, unless it gets soiled for whatever reason. I was lucky enough to find a surgical mask with a face shield the other day. That was awesome. I feel lucky to still have a job,but still heartbreaking and scary these days. Stay safe out there. ❤️❤️❤️
When things resume are we going to see more surgical tech videos
Stay safe my friend. 🙏👍😷
I feel like he could be my friend too!😷😷😷🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I was suppose to start my Surgical Tech classes on April 6th but it has been postponed. I work at Circle K in Arizona and we've been deemed essential workers and it is terrifying going to work every day because we are so busy and people are not getting the memo to stay home.
I can relate.
Thank you so much for the update! I’m a tech student in Texas and I could not imagine how the OR have been handling this since my clinicals have been cancelled until further notice. 🙁
It's also important to mention that an estimated survival rate of covid 19 is more than 90%. It's mainly elderly people and those with preexisting medical conditions that are most vulnerable. Hopefully, after more young and healthy people will contract coronavirus and fight it effectively, we will get a decent herd immunity and everybody will be safer.
I'm so happy to see people using herd immunity in its correct context :-) hope all is well.
At my job we also had a couple supplies stolen as well. We are small surgery center so we assumed that it was the cleaning people. Before the end of the day we have to lock up all of our supplies
I’m an operating room assistant and I have 8 weeks until I graduate as a CST. this sucks. I don’t even know when I’ll graduate now:(
Welcome back!
Hi! I really enjoy your videos. I would love love love to see more surgical first assist videos 😁😁😁
Stay safe!
Great to see you again!
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Braced and conserving supplies in WI.
We miss you so much
Me and all of my coworkers got repurposed from the O.R to triaging patients. One entrance only. We were given one n95 each to reuse and a bag to put it back in after each day. It is not a good thing what the front line workers are going through.
Keep posting regularly
Hey. Is it possible for you to do a video explaining how you’d set up an OR on short notice (like if someone came into the emergency room and needed surgery straight away and you didn’t have time to prep)
I finally made it into the surf tech program. I been watching your videos for two. Today my professor used one of your during lecture. I felt a sense of security! It was really weird but i was like yes! I am supposed to be here right now kinda moment. I really miss you, hope you post soon! Stay safe my friend.
Please answer this question in one of your videos . Do surgical techs wear scrubs ? And if so do you wear them to and from work ? Or does it depend on hospital.
I have been thinking about you and your family and I wish you all the best and safety. Every night I pray for you shane. Take care.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I work in a hospital lab, its weird seeing blood from those that might have it but still be so far from them..
Hope you’re still staying safe.
It’s interesting to see that what you’re describing is so similar to where I am even we’re in different geographical locations. N-95s in the safe. Other masks secured and you have to ask for them. Nurses get one mask per day. Techs get one per case. No breaks to minimize usage. No elective cases. Amazing how things we took for granted in order to do our jobs are now a serious consideration. Praises to my coworkers and to all our colleagues around the country. Also special thanks to our environmental services personnel! Some forget about them, yet they’re on the frontlines with us. Everyone stay as safe as possible and help each other b
Everything you said has been happening here at the UNM hospitals in New Mexico. We were all floated this week to different parts of the hospital. I was put in pharmacy because I’m also licensed as a tech but it’s either that or start to use PTO. Just have to be thankful we have a job to clock into. Some people don’t. This is a crazy time. Take care of yourself and your family.
Welcome back.
I just started watching you, loved the interview with Dr Chung? I think 2 years ago
How are you helping with this situation? Are you working in the ICU?
Welcome back
Hi, I’m a tech student unfortunately at home due to school closing no online yet, but I have a question. It may be dumb but here it is ..If this virus is airborne for 3hrs, how does this work in surgery if a pt is positive and needs an emergency procedure?
Interested in an update. Hope all is well.
As a Travler it hard here in maine im from SC its getting worse but, im still working help anyway i can. # Surgical Technologist Strong
We short all our elective cases down as a proactive measure in combating the virus. At list for the next 2 weeks.
I'm not a healthcare worker, but I have been closely following the news re: Covid-19, and one thing that really stands out for me is the amount of people who are wearing masks, but only over their mouths!!! Good grief!!! Do they really not know that they need to cover their noses too??
BTW - I love your videos. Keep up the good work - and thank you for your time and effort.
Love your videos, very interesting. I'm thinking about doing a surgical technology program at a local college. After watching some of your videos I'm even more interested to do it. Keep up the good work🙏
I am a student and have watched his videos and they've helped me with some of my classwork. I hope you apply to your local program. Just make sure that they prep you to take the certification exam. You can check to see if they're certified on the AST website. Unfortunately, my clinical's have been put on hold and I was supposed to graduate in May...I think I will be lucky if I graduate before the end of the year. =(
@@jenniferray2043 Ok, cool. Thank you for the info, don't worry, you'll get in at the right time.
Sir in Corona virus which mask is best
So is there any word of where outside doctors and nurses could/will be brought in from to help highly concentrated geographic areas? For example it was organized to fly docs and nurses from other Chinese provinces via military aircraft to Wuhan to help tackle the shortage and exhaustion. What are your thoughts? Yes it is truly a shame realizing our country is unprepared. On such a massive scale of infection it had been realized that "formalism and bureaucracy" hinder fast enough intervention. I think a lot of approaches will sadly have to be jerryrigged. Thank you for all you do. I wonder if part of the screening of patients could be to pump out as many lung CTs as possible prior to taking action or before making decisions for their care. CTs are very expensive however :-/. Having to step out of your normal profession and help with whatever is needed must be a stark reality. Keep your chin up.
Can you do some teaching videos like exam questions, any tips? Thanks 😃💕
We experienced the stock shortage from supermarkets and I never go out the house without a respirator but oooooooooooooo u look different without all that gowns and stuff 👀 stay safe out their 👊
I'm interested in becoming a surgical tech and I love your videos man. I do have a question though. What does a scrub tech do when you don't have any cases? I live in a small city in North Carolina and im concerned about working for a hospital that isn't as busy as one in a bigger city.
Come backkkk! Just started surg tech school need ya lol
I'm trying to find info on the best anti fog safety glasses. I wear a prescription and I'm having trouble finding a good pair. I can wear contacts but I'd prefer to have a pair that does have the prescription.
@surgicaltechtips hey man! Eddie here, I’ve been following you since the beginning. I hope everything is okay with you and the fam, I know these times haven’t been easy I’ve been working in the ER here in south Florida and it’s been a crazy couple of months. I just wanted to come here and say I miss your videos and hope your doing well! Hope to hear from you soon!
I’m new to the channel and I want to become a surgical tech when I get out of high school I am going into my senior year of high school thank you for what you do
I have a question,, I know this has nothing to do with the subject of the video but I have been taking tips from your videos since I will be starting school soon and a question came across my mind: I have full sleeve tattoos, how does that work out if I have to scrub in? Do they make me cover my tattoos in between cases?
What Surgical Tech is best to Study off ?
In L.A.
Excellent video! Take great care of wife and kiddos, be safe. Time to bring PPE manufacturing back to US.
That happen here in Jamaica at our hospital
I’m on my way to becoming a ST just passed my Hesi A2 exam!
You have to take the HESI in your school for ST?
Unrelated but quick question which program would you recommend I live in Nevada. CSN or NCI ? Thank you for all the vids stay safe and be blessed !
Almost a year later. Crazy.
Hello, thank you for this channel. I live in canada and have been looking to switch careers and very inspired to become a surgical technician. I have been looking on line for schools and cannot find anything. Do u know if this field is called something else I’m canada. I NEED YOUR HELP!
To be honest, the situation you are experiencing is just like what happened a month ago in China. as a meds student, I understand how desperate it was to see all your colleague and tutors were send to the front line (Wuhan) when there were not enough food and sanitizing equipments! And in some places, med staff were forced to do so, or your hospital will suspend your license to perform medicine. And there were many chaoses in the front line at the beginning! Just believe things will get better. At the very beginning, like 2 months ago, our government recommended wear mask in any circumstance you might encounter a person outside your home, and just like the toilet paper in your country, all kinds of masks has been out of stock, in hospital only the emergency department can got N95 mask and goggles, and every staff can only get one mask per day on their work day, which has not been changed till this moment. ALL the public places has been shot down and we student were asked to have online courses. BUT as you can see, China has got through this, so maybe just try to be less nervous, ignore all the news if it make you more nervous, and enjoy some pure family time
What is considered electives surgery?
Yes I'm not a dr. But its crazy the situation
Hi I am from Australia like videos can you make a video how to clean your hand coronavirus virus
wait this is not linus
Hey, I'm going to be in tech school this August and was wondering if you moved on to become a 1st assistant? I don't know if you posted any videos on that
Also have you heard of East Virginia medical school where you can further more training to assist with sutures?
Is it true there is no surgical tech courses anymore but states are now going to associates degrees? Which is a 2 years degree.
Good to see you, take care of yourself and your family. Pray for God to heal our world, if only if his people humble themselves and pray.
"'Whoa!'", Yr Back!!! "WOW!" ...Hope things,overall, hv. been going okay 4 u &, yrs., up until these,uncertain times,concerning Covid-19. 'Thanks', 4doing all the amazing videos u've done, sharing w/us thru yr channel. Oh, my goodness, who would hv. ever thought that just 2 mos.,ago, our country would be in the midst of a pandemic,so serious &, so threatening. #1 "'PRAYERS!!!'" My ♡ goes out to U, Yr Fam., &,the Health Care Workers in yr area.These times,certainly r, seemingly, so surreal.But, yet, truth is, the pandemic is so prevalent amongst u guys,all of those in this country. I Hope &, Pray, safety for every1 &, that this monster of a virus would be taken down, thus, short-lived. Take Care!
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Do you have to be strong to be a ST?
You should totally make a TIKTOK once things get better. It can be a great educational resource
With Covid still coming and going and our jobs are questionable
Where do we take our skills
Today is my birthday I wish I could go out and celebrate but no I wish the coronavirus would go away 😡
Hello sir, I am currently in my first semester of Nursing school and currently thinking about dropping it and doing Surgical Technology.
Why are you thinking to drop nursing if I may ask?
I’m curious as well
Babie- Marie after going through half of first semester, I don’t know if I can see myself doing it and wanting to be a Nurse. I want to be in an OR and I am not smart enough for a doctor and I don’t really feel like going through another year of training for an OR nurse when I can do everything I want as a CST
Shane Orso after going through half of first semester, I don’t know if I can see myself doing it and wanting to be a Nurse. I want to be in an OR and I am not smart enough for a doctor and I don’t really feel like going through another year of training for an OR nurse when I can do everything I want as a C B ST
That makes sense to me! I think you’re making the right decision
Thanks so much been a while. Do you have an email address I can send you something? Please let me know. Would prefer to send something personally.
5000 masks stole at our local hospital in 1 weekend. Crazy!
welcome to the third world :))
It doesn't take a democrat to see how this was downplayed by the Trump administration. I'd like for this not to have been a political issue but the way the US healthcare system was stripped in the last few years and the way the public were encouraged by the president not to wear masks... it's caused a lot of harm. I'm not being anti different perspectives when I say this. I don't care about how someone feels about how much income tax someone should pay. This is more serious than that. Looking after healthcare workers and protecting the nation from deadly pandemics shouldn't be getting ignored by the Trump administration and as recently as a few days ago Trump is still refusing to wear a mask. He has never and still doesn't take it seriously. He is lucky that people within the government continued to raise awareness even whilst his admin was ignoring it. Remember how he said it would disappear by April.
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