Splinting - Revision history

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2023-09-13T21:37:14Z

Splint Types

2023-05-03T21:57:12Z

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	*Mold splint material with palms rather than fingers to prevent ridges, may be uncomfortable for patient		*Mold splint material with palms rather than fingers to prevent ridges, may be uncomfortable for patient

			==Procedure==
	===Splint Materials===		===Splint Materials===
	*Stockinette <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting		*Stockinette <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting

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Background

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 **Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury
-===Splint Application General Procedure===
+{{Splint Application General Procedure}}
 ==Splint Types==

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Splint Application General Procedure

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	===Splint Application General Procedure===		===Splint Application General Procedure===
	$Measure and prepare the splinting material.		#Measure and prepare the splinting material.
	#*May use contralateral extremity if easier		#*May use contralateral extremity if easier
	#*Most splints use a width slightly greater than the diameter of the limb		#*Most splints use a width slightly greater than the diameter of the limb

2023-05-03T20:41:01Z

Splint Application General Procedure

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	===Splint Application General Procedure===		===Splint Application General Procedure===
			$Measure and prepare the splinting material.
			#*May use contralateral extremity if easier
			#*Most splints use a width slightly greater than the diameter of the limb
	#Apply stockinette		#Apply stockinette
	#*Extend 2" beyond estimated the splinting material length		#*Extend 2" beyond estimated the splinting material length

2023-05-03T20:36:01Z

Splint Application General Procedure

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	#Apply elastic bandaging		#Apply elastic bandaging
	#While still wet, may further mold the splint to the desired shape		#While still wet, may further mold the splint to the desired shape
	#Once hardened, check neurovascular ~~and~~ document status		#Once hardened, check and neurovascular document status

	==Splint Types==		==Splint Types==

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Splint Basic Procedure

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	**Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury		**Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury

	===Splint ~~Basic~~ Procedure===		===Splint Application General Procedure===
	#Apply stockinette		#Apply stockinette
	#*Extend 2" beyond estimated the splinting material length		#*Extend 2" beyond estimated the splinting material length

2023-05-03T20:35:21Z

Background

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 **Not as pliable as plaster of Paris
 **Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury
 ==Splint Types==

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Background

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 ==Background==
 ===Splint Materials===
 *Stockinette <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting
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 **Not as pliable as plaster of Paris
 **Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury
 ==Splint Types==

2023-05-03T18:11:48Z

Complications

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	*[[Compartment syndrome]]		*[[Compartment syndrome]]
	*[[Acute arterial ischemia\|Compressive ischemia]]		*[[Acute arterial ischemia\|Compressive ischemia]]
	*Dermatitis		*[[Dermatitis]]
	*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]		*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]
	*Joint stiffness		*Joint stiffness (e.g., frozen shoulder)
	*[[Peripheral nerve syndromes\|Peripheral nerve injury]]		*[[Peripheral nerve syndromes\|Peripheral nerve injury]]
	*Pressure ~~sores~~, skin breakdown		*[[Pressure ulcer]], skin breakdown

	==See Also==		==See Also==