title: Digital video recording in trauma surgery using commercially available equipment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although videos of surgical procedures are useful as an educational tool, the recording of trauma surgeries in emergency situations is difficult. We describe an inexpensive and practical shooting method using a commercially available head-mounted video camera.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a ContourHD 1080p Helmet Camera (Contour Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA.). This small, self-contained video camera and recording system was originally designed for easy videography of outdoor sports by participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We were able to easily make high-quality video recordings of our trauma surgeries, including an emergency room thoracotomy for chest stab wounds and a crush laparotomy for a severe liver injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are currently many options for recording surgery in the field, but the recording device and system should be chosen according to the surgical situation. We consider the use of a helmet-mounted, self-contained high-definition video camera-recorder to be an inexpensive, quick, and easy method for recording trauma surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital, 3-6-1 Shimosueyoshi Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi Kanagawa, 230-0012, Japan. m-shokei@feel.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Shokei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Motoyasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Funabiki
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Orita
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Mitsuhide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014194:Traumatology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery