Chest tube insertion techniques on YouTube: is social media a reliable source of learning medical skills?

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine 2015-11, Vol.33 (11), p.1709-1710
• Main Authors: Yıldırım, Birdal, MD, Basaran, Ozcan, MD, Alatas, Omer Dogan, MD, Yeniceri, Emine Nese, MD, Altun, Ibrahim, MD, Tanriverdi, Ozgur, MD, Dogan, Volkan, MD, Acar, Ethem, MD, Biteker, Murat, MD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Chest Tubes; Emergency; Emergency medical care; False information; Humans; Intubation; Medical personnel; Quality; Social Media; Social networks; Studies
• ISSN: 0735-6757; 1532-8171
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.08.040

The videos were assessed according to upload source as follows: authorized foundations, unclear source, private agency, guideline bodies, health care professionals (physician, emergency medical technician, nurse, etc), and news. Videos were assessed by whether they contained preliminary infromation (indication, contraindication, complications, and removing the tube) about the procedure and practice-related visual information (equipment, landmarks [safety triangle: should be described as the space bordered by latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major, base of axilla, and fifth intercostal space], analgesia [should be performed immediately above the rib], incision [the site should be marked, the incision should be at the site of local anesthetic injection, parallel to the intercostal space], suture [the suture should be enough to avoid dislodgement but not tight enough to obstruct the tube], and pleural drainage system).