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Fractious Cat Restraint
Views: 46,499 - Comments: 31Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), and Technician Assistant, Sarah Crisp, wrangle Max, a very grumpy cat who is in the ER for an exam and diagnostics. Megan gives some tips on handling aggressive and fractious cats.
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Use of a 3-Way Stopcock
Views: 13,734 - Comments: 1Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), uses water and food coloring to demonstrate how to properly use a 3-way stopcock.
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Open and Hand Off a Sterile Pack
Views: 17,495 - Comments: 10Surgery assistant, Sarah Crisp, explains step-by-step how to open and hand off a sterile pack.
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Wrapping Sterile Packs
Views: 25,588 - Comments: 17Surgery Assistant at DoveLewis, Sarah Crisp, explains step-by-step how to wrap a surgical pack for steam sterilization.
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Decreasing IV Catheter Problems
Views: 57,490 - Comments: 22Placing peripheral catheters is something technicians do everyday. With this article I hope I can give you some new techniques on placing them aseptically which will help them run trouble free. These are techniques that will decre...
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Blood Draw Lateral Saphenous
Views: 30,559 - Comments: 8Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), walks you through obtaining a blood sample from the lateral saphenous vein in a dog. The lateral saphenous vein in dogs is an ideal spot for quick blood draws.
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Scrubbing In
Views: 19,711 - Comments: 5Lee Herold, DVM, DACVECC, walks through proper technique for a surgical scrub, gowning and sterile closed gloving technique. This is a great review for staff members who infrequently scrub in for surgical procedures. ...
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Suture Basics
Views: 15,809 - Comments: 6In this brief video Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), explains how to decipher suture size and material.
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Directional Terms
Views: 16,450 - Comments: 12Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS(ECC), summarizes the most common directional terms used in medical terminology.
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Thoracic Radiographs
Views: 20,322 - Comments: 6Proper positioning is key to obtaining diagnostic radiographs. In this video, Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), reviews proper thoracic radiograph positioning and safety.
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Blood Glucose via Ear Stick
Views: 12,383 - Comments: 13Lee Herold, DVM, DACVECC, reviews blood glucose sampling using the ear stick method. This is beneficial for glucose curves in the hospital and for teaching owners to monitor their pet’s glucose levels at home.
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PCV/TS Reading
Views: 21,526 - Comments: 15Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses measuring a packed cell volume and total solids is fast, inexpensive, and provides a great deal of information. Every staff member should be comfortable performing this, and this video wal...
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Lateral Saphenous Injection: Canine
Views: 13,135 - Comments: 3In this video Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), shows you how to utilize the lateral saphenous vein in a dog to give an injection, in order to preserve cephalic veins for IV catheters.
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MRSA/MRSI – Should You Be Alarmed?
Views: 20,234 - Comments: 5I knew it was only a matter of time before the worry and fear of drug resistant infections jumped from the world of human medicine to our utopia of veterinary medicine. Veterinary Medicine: where we don’t HAVE to wear gloves with...
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