Surgeon Breaks Down 16 Medical Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED 

If Annie Onishi started a channel devoted to analyzing medical scenes in TV and movies, I bet she'd have tens of thousands of subscribers within a week.

*Girl in The Shallows:* _Tries to do stitching on herself._ *Annie:* “Tis but a flesh wound.”

Honestly, her humor here is CRIMINALLY underrated

“Bajillions, that’s the medical term, bajillions”

Annie is back. I love her personality and the way she explains everything. Definitely my favorite on this series.

"it's not just translating, it's interpreting." THANK YOU! Just because you know the same words in multiple languages doesn't mean you can interpret! Like anything else, it is a skill you have to fine tune.

So I've been in a situation, when I was about 15, where I was in a restaurant, and started seriously choking, to the point where my vision was starting to go grey and I couldn't breathe at all. Everyone had been/was laughing and they all thought I was just laughing so hard I couldn't breathe (like they were). I actually got up, and threw myself on my fist over the back of the chair right under the sternum in the "J" shape like how she shows (how they used to teach the self-heimlich 15 - 20 years ago) which must've jolted my diaphragm enough because it dislodged the piece of food, and I threw up into the bowl of the food I'd just eaten. I remember just everyone being shocked, watching me kind of crying and trembling because I'd just vomited but also because no one had realised I was actually really choking; the level of panic and helplessness is immense, and it was out-of-body realising how close I had been to passing out due to my airway being blocked, and that it was very likely no one would've realised in time if I hadn't myself. It was such a bizarre experience and I am so, SO lucky I was ok. I know an old lady who lost her eldest child in the early 1950's because the baby choked in her highchair and this woman didn't know what to do and basically watched her child asphyxiate in front of her. Note to all: attend First Aid training, especially if you have kids!!!!

Annie Onishi and Erik Singer carry this series so hard

“The only reason I don’t bite sutures is cause I’m wearing a mask.” Me: LMAOO so that’s the ONLY reason? 🤣

Dr. Onishi's commentary is always a pleasure to listen to. She's both highly informative and very charismatic. I'm definitely looking forward to more of this.

Dr Annie: "...I mean, can you peel a grape with this amount of precision?" Me: "well, as a matter of fact..." Dr Annie: *Intense eye contact Me: "...no,, that machine is absolutely amazing. Sorry doctor."

Annie is so smart that she even realizes the issue with Uncut Gems is potentially an editing problem, she’s not a film maker but it makes such sense that editing would be the problem. Phenomenal critical thinking.

It is really good to see Annie Onishi back and on good form, in good health. It's been the most difficult time over the last 18 months and front-line doctors have been at a lot of risk. Welcome back, Annie

Her sarcastic quips she throws out here and there are *chef's kiss*.

I love how each time we see Annie Onishi she has a different medical title. It is kind of like a glimpse into her medical career.

I love Dr. Annie, so much. Not just the breakdowns, but there was another series where she chronicled her week as a doctor during COVID-19 and it was incredible.

Guess who’s back, back again. She is amazing

ok the surgeon acknowledged the “they did surgery on a grape” meme. i trust her with my life.

It's not just translating, it's interpreting. Thank you! As an ASL Interpreter, I like to see my medical comrades getting it right and giving us some credit. 4 years of ASL interpreting and then another 3 of medical and legal specific interpreting. It's not just signing English to people and it's exhausting at times.

Y'all. Annie is a treasure that needs to be upheld and protected.

As a brand new Spanish-English medical interpreter, I appreciate the shoutout to interpreters! It is in the civil rights act that everyone has the right to an interpreter at no cost to the patient to any language of their choice in any healthcare encounter (including chaplains and hospital financial services)! also thanks for iterating that it's NOT translating!

Annie’s response to a flesh wound is the most badass thing I’ve ever heard

“Bajillions, yes that’s the medical term.” God I love Annie. She’s always a joy to watch.

Its kind of crazy to me that shows have dived into covid storylines WHILE we're still IN IT and on top of that GET THINGS INCORRECT! I'd rather watch almost anything else than a fictional show covering the pandemic that's still gripping our lives in real time. Can't wrap my head around that.

Onishi is without a doubt my favourite guest on these segments. She’s incredibly knowledgeable and interesting.

"The only reason I don't bite sutures is 'cause I'm wearing a mask." Gold.

I love that she was a general surgery resident and how she is a trauma surgeon! You go Dr. Onishi! always a pleasure to watch her videos

The part where she says a gunshot wound behind the clavicle is difficult and often involves removing a part of the clavicle spoke to me personally. Not a gunshot wound, but I had s benign (thankfully) tumor growing right behind my clavicle. Every surgeon I went to told me the same thing: that's a hotspot of nerves, a very bad place to operate on.

More than one friend who had to field treat wounded soldiers in combat told me that if they had any time at all the first thing they would do was zip-tie the person’s hands for exactly the reason Annie discussed.

I’m so glad to see her again. She’s amazing and knows how to explain complex situations in an understandable way.

1:45 - To be fair he likely COULDNT choose to "just" get shot into his leg/arm, cause if he did so, the people/organisation may wouldnt have "bought it". On the other hand are gunshoots around his upper body more believable as an outcome of 2 guys trying to kill each other.

One of my favorite Wired experts. And I love that we’ve been with her through her residency to becoming a trauma surgeon!

24:47 - "It's not just translating. It's interpreting. There's a difference." - Well said! That's a very important difference.

I hope Annie is doing well. Great to see her doing a video again. I remember her COVID vlogs for WIRED; seemed like she was having a very stressful time working in a hospital during COVID.

Annie is probably my favorite professional in this series, she's great at describing what's actually happening or what would actually happen in clear, concise language that's easy for anyone to understand and she even has great comedic timing. The way she let the pause hang and then finally said ".....ejected" had me cracking up 😂

After 5 years of medical studies I feel like I'm starting to get good at linking it all together and actually converting that knowledge into skills. It is so rewarding when you finally feel like you're starting to become a doctor !

7:07 - my late mother had a melon-sized tumor and kidney removed by a DaVinci robot at the NIH over a decade ago. I don't know if it still holds, but for a time, she had the dubious honor of holding the record for largest tumor removed robotically.

Trauma surgeons are pretty hardcore. I was stabbed in the abdomen similarly to the guy in 1917. There was actually way more blood than that, I was soaked in like 30 seconds. It kinds gurgles and bubbles out of you. And while slightly painful I could walk and talk. I don't know what my skin looked like but I do know getting stabbed at least for me wasn't like I was going to die in 60 seconds. I felt fine all things considered. Wasn't until later after surgery did it really hurt.

So grateful for doctors like her because it bothers me so much to see injuries so I am glad there are people capable of treating and saving others in horrible situations. 🙏

ANNIE IS BACK

YAAAY! You guys brought back Annie Onishi for more medical reactions! I truly love seeing her here and this in this series! Can't wait to see her back again! :D

I love this doctor and I love seeing her career progress every time they introduce her on a video

“It generates bajillions - that’s a medical term - bajillions of particles” This surgeon is a national treasure

24:29 The doctor responds to the deaf friend with her back to her. She’s a doctor. She should know what being deaf means, right?

I was hoping, nay I was praying on my knees that you'd bring this woman back one day

I get so excited when I see a new medical episode with Annie! She's so fun and also thorough.

Thank you! You’re one of the only people I’ve ever heard know the difference between a translator and an interpreter. I see this done wrong on TV all the time, things like interpreting in the third person or having a full on conversation with the interpreter without explaining to the other person. And so many people seem to think translators and interpreters are the same thing. As a language grad it drives me crazy!

Who else here has watched all of her breakdowns after you watched her for the first time?

*Help is on the way!* "This is exactly what I shout when I'm paged to the ER."

Not only is Annie extremely knowledgeable, but she also has a great sense of humour and a natural way of explaining everything.

Me: Making faces whole time. Annie: Doesn’t even flinch. 😂

She is so subtlety funny 😂

I'm always staggered by just how knowledgeable doctors are. I'm an engineer, and I'm playing in a lower league.

Firstly, amazingly informative as usual. I could watch her explain this stuff all day. And second fyi Pear Drops are a common hard sweet (candy) in the UK that smells similar to the breath of someone in ketoacidosis. Every first aid course I've ever been on mentions it in the diabetes module as a sign of hyperglycaemia. More of these videos please 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

If I'm ever in surgery, I'd like my surgeon to yell "HELP IS ON THE WAY DEAR, HELP IS ON THE WAY" (5:32)

The way the characters are all really emotional and my girl Annie here as cold as stone.

Her analysis of and understanding of tv shows along with the topic in question is one of the best I've seen of maybe a dozen of these kind of videos.

This was one of the best one of these breakdowns I seen for a while. Lots of great information, and really well communicated.

Annie is just so fantastically funny/entertaining while still being very good at explaining. I’m glad to see her back!

I have just started watching the video and I already feel like we need her again on another video.. she is so thorough and insightful!

She's such a joy to watch, so great to see her again!

Annie!!! We missed you!!! You've been doing an amazing job helping those in need during the pandemic, we're so happy to see that you're doing okay! We really really appriciate and love you for the things you've done, and thank you for saving lives! Keep on being an awesome surgeon!

Have to comment on every Annie vid: THANK YOU for all you do and beyond, my hero, would trust you with my life and I’m so thankful for your commitment and expertise to medicine in these times. I can’t imagine what you see every day in these hospitals, heroic is the only word I can think of to truly describe my appreciation and admiration for you! Thank you doc ❤️

Friend (deaf): "Where's the interpreter?" Doctor: *doesn't turn around when speaking* ✨ It's the realism for me✨

These are great and Onishi's terrific. Keep 'em comin'!

ANNIE!!!!!!!! I am SO happy to see her again! Her breakdowns and commentary are utterly delightful

I mean, elective gunshot wound is already the greatest expression I've heard

Doctor: you are very sick. Patient: can I get a second opinion? Doctor: yes, you are very ugly too

Annie's last video was at the end of 2019. Covid's probably been keeping the hospitals too busy. Now get vaccinated so we can have more Annie videos!

She's fantastic. We can never get enough of her commentary. More Dr. Onishi! I will watch it all.

Thank you for bringing Dr.Annie back! I definitely think she should be a series regular.

So glad to see Annie back, she’s my favourite on these Technique Critiques.

Thank you! Even as a veterinary nurse (a lot of procedures and treatments are similar or equivalent between mammals) I get so annoyed by the glaring inaccuracies on medical shows that I can't handle watching them anymore. Also, my partner is sick of hearing me yelling at the TV ;)

Broke my heart when she cried cried in her vlog about life working during Covid. Love Annie sm

She used to be a resident! Well done on completing your studies, Dr.!

"HELP IS ON THE WAY!" - "this is exactly what i say when im paged to the ER" underrated comment 😂

It’s never enough of Annie Onishi.

I love her. I could listen to her talk about this stuff or her explanations for hours and hours.

Yay Annie Onishi! These videos are always fascinating, and her delivery is excellent.

omg love seeing her again! definitely my favourite series. glad she made a comeback:)

YES I LOVE ANNIE!! Thank you for bringing her back!!

Annie Onishi is amazing and needs like 100 more episodes. Brilliant humor and concise explanations 👍

I really applaud this lady and other surgeons for what they do for injured people. I'd love to try this occupation but I know for sure I couldn't stomach it.

I missed her so much I've really been hoping to see another week in the life with her soon

Annie is back! I'm glad she's okay, I've been thinking about her after those early Covid videos.

I love Dr. Onishi! Such a pro, and has such skill for explaining things, amazing.

Annie is *awesome* I'm so she's back! I think how she explains things is comforting and I hope I get doctors like her if/when I need one.

I see Dr. Onishi I click. I love listening to her dive into and analyze these scenes!

She's most definitely one of the cleverest people I've seen out there on RU-vid and it is NICE.

I am sooo happy to see Dr.Onishi again... Thank you so much Wired. Absolutely loved it.. Sending lots of love and best wishes to Dr.Onishi ... 💖💖

Been waiting for another Annie episode for ages! She's awesome!

I love listening to Dr Annie Onishi! Please do more.

I am commenting before watching because I clicked this video SO FAST! I love her breakdowns and will probably comment again after watching cause I know it'll be a good one, Annie's back!!

Thank you for timestamps and all the films/shows included!

Annie's awesome. Thanks for continuing this excellent series with her. I'm learning x-ray right now, so it's nice to see some accurate x-ray and CT analysis on youtube.

It’s awesome she’s willing to be sarcastic and roll with a completely unrealistic Futurama clip.

I LOVE that they threw Futurama in the mix!

I love Dr Onishi's commentary. I'm looking forward to seeing her more!

Annie is so insanely charismatic and intelligent... i love people like this. i could just sit and converse for hours on end with them!

Was wondering just a few days ago whether Annie would do another one of these. :) Also, out of all things throwing Futurama into the mix... most excellent choice! 😀