Silhouette of a doctor holding curtain of a ward

Close-up of a human hand surrounded by diagrams of surgical tools

Illustration showing correct position of initial vertical incision (dashed line) for a surgical cricothyrotomy on a child; hand manually stabilizes trachea.

Close-up of a surgeon's hand cutting human vein with a scalpel

Cardiology Linda Braucht (20th C. American) Computer Graphics

Surgery Linda Braucht (20th C. American) Computer Graphics

Illustration showing pelvic region of child in the lateral recumbant position; spinal needle placement is demonstrated using a one-handed approach; good alignment of needle is facilitated by placing the tip of the thumb of noninserting hand on the spinou

icon sets on a blackboard

Color illustration depicting the three steps of DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery.

Illustration of act of cutting a skin

Surgical taps for scrubbing hands.