Unwatched Videos

These links are to video series that have I partially watched or that I am in the process of watching. They seem to be respectable and too valuable to be ignored.

EMT Lectures

(Replaced August 24, 2025)

Below is a partial list of a collection of basic lectures from about 2016. The YouTube channel they appear on has some paramedic-level lectures that might fill-in for the apparently missing EMT ones.

1 - The Emergency Medical Services System.
2 - Well-being of the EMT - Part I.
3.1 - Well-being of the EMT - Part II.
3.2 - Lifting and moving patients.
4 - Medical and Legal Concepts for the EMT.
5 - Medical Terminology for the EMT.
6.1 - Anatomy for the EMT - Part 1.
6.2 - Anatomy for the EMT - Part 2.
7 - Principles of Pathophysiology.
8 - Lifespan Development.
9.1 - Airway Part 1.
9.2 - Airway Part 2.
10.1 - Respiration and Artificial Ventilation Part I.
10.2 - Respiration and Artificial Ventilation Part II.
11 - Scene Size-up.
12 - Primary Assessment.
13 - Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices.
14 - Primary Assessment.
15 - Secondary Assessment Part I.
16 - Secondary Assessment Part II.
17 - Communication and Documentation.
18 - Pharmacology for the EMT.
19 - Respiratory Emergencies.
20.1 - Cardiac Emergencies Part I.
20.2 - Cardiac Emergencies Part II.
21.1 - Resuscitation Part I.
21.2 - Resuscitation Part II.
22.1 - Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status Part I.
22.2 - Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status Part II.
23 - Allergic Reaction.
24 - Infectious Diseases and Sepsis (Missing).
25 - Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies (Missing).
26 - Abdominal Emergencies.
27 - Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide.
28 - Hematological and Renal Emergencies (Missing).
29 - Bleeding and Shock.
30 - Soft-tissue Trauma.
31 - Abdominal Trauma.
32 - Musculoskeletal Trauma.
33 - Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine.
34 - Multi-system Trauma.
35 - Environmental Emergencies.
36.1 - Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies Part 1.
36.2 - Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies Part 2
37 - Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges.
38 - EMS Operations.
39 - Hazardous Materials, Multiple-casualty Incidents, and Incident Management.
40 - Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication.
41 - EMS Response to Terrorism (Missing).

Dentistry

The more I learn about dentistry, the more interesting it becomes. A large part of this is due to subject's regulatory complexity (which is frequently indicative of a discipline's practical complexity) and to the relationship of dentists with physicians.

Imagine a serious inferior facial injury. The surgical team treating it might include an dentist specializing in oral and maxillofacial surgery, a physician specializing in ear, nose, and throat surgery, and a physician specializing in cosmetic surgery.

According to the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards there are 12 dental specialties that can expand a regular dentist's scope of practice:

Dental Public Health:
A specialty that focuses on improving the oral health of populations rather than individuals.
Endodontics:
A specialty that focuses on saving natural teeth through procedures like root canals.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology:
A specialty that focuses on diagnosing and managing diseases of the teeth, jaws, mouth, and related structures.
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology:
A specialty that focuses on using and interpreting diagnostic imaging of the teeth, jaws, mouth, and related structures.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery:
A specialty that focuses on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the the teeth, jaws, mouth, and related structures.
Oral Medicine:
A specialty that focuses on the non-surgical management of patients with complex disorders of the orofacial region.
Orofacial Pain:
A specialty that focuses on the diagnosing and treatment of the teeth, jaws, mouth, and related structures.
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics:
A specialty that focuses on correcting misaligned teeth and jaws through the use of devices like braces, aligners, and expanders.
Pediatric Dentistry:
A specialty that focuses on oral health care for children from infancy through their teenage years.
Periodontology:
A specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of gum disease (periodontal disease) and its related conditions.
Prosthodontics:
A specialty that focuses on making dental prosthetics (artificial teeth) for damaged or missing teeth.
Dental Anesthesiology:
A specialty that focuses on administering and monitoring all levels of sedation for dental procedures.

Although somewhat outdated, this extensive playlist of downloadable dental videos should be of use for someone exploring a career as a dentist, a dental hygienist, or a dental assistant.

Radiology

These video podcasts are from Dr. William Herring and should also be on the website learningradiology.com. They are described as "Selected short topics on the basics of radiology...aimed primarily at medical students, radiographers, physician assistants and residents." Both the videos and website are way over my head but might be of interest to the ambitious EHP.

Ham Radio

Contrary to rumor, amateur radio is not dead and likely never will be in our lifetimes.

Granted, there is less much activity these days because of the Web, but ham radio is still an interesting hobby that can make a life-or-death difference in a major disaster. An amateur radio license has a fairly low dollar barrier to entry, is intellectually stimulating, and looks good on an EMS résumé.

The author's non-mobile-friendly website with the above links and others can be found here: https://garyrjohnson.org/.