Splinting: Difference between revisions

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Stockinette ^[1]
- Cloth sleeve
- Base layer for splint/cast
- Protects skin
Cast padding (eg Webril)
- Used with plaster of Paris
- 2-3 layers with padding of bony points as needed
- Wrapping circumferentially with 50% overlap will automatically create 2 layers
Plaster of Paris
- 6-10 layers for upper extremity splints, 12-15 for lower extremity splints
- Takes 20 minutes to cure, sooner if warmer water is used
- Watch for exothermic reaction
Elastic bandage
- Outer layer to hold splint in place
- Excessive tightness can lead to pain, less room for swelling

Fiberglass
- Pre-wrapped material
- Use cool or room temperature water
- Not as pliable as plaster of Paris
- Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury

↑ Principles of Casting and Splinting http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html Accessed April 4, 2017

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 **Takes 20 minutes to cure, sooner if warmer water is used
 **Watch for exothermic reaction
+*Elastic bandage
+**Outer layer to hold splint in place
+**Excessive tightness can lead to pain, less room for swelling
+*Fiberglass
+**Pre-wrapped material
+**Use cool or room temperature water
+**Not as pliable as plaster of Paris
+**Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury
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