An acceptable alternative is to create a splint without the use of stockinette or circumferential padding.
Long arm gutter splint.
A splint is a type of medical equipment made of wood or other rigid material.
Ulnar gutter splint with underlying stockinette and circumferential padding.
Lightly moisten the splinting material.
Ulnar gutter splints are made from a hard material that forms to the outer part pinky side of the arm wrist hand and fingers.
This splint usually extends from the upper part of the forearm to.
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The ulnar gutter splint extends from the upper part of the forearm to the last joint of the fractured finger.
Slightly greater than the diameter of the limb apply the stockinette to extend 2 beyond the splinting material.
Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers.
A splint usually helps to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
It is used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone.
Injuries commonly treated with ulnar gutter splint 8 application.
This type of splint is useful for fractures and sprains to the bones of the middle and pointer fingers.
The radial gutter splint provides both volar and dorsal splint immobilization of these metacarpal injuries.
Remove the splint from the water and squeeze out the excess water and remove wrinkles.
Posterior long arm splint is used in the management of multiple upper long arm injuries.
Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist.
Submerge the premeasured fiberglass in unused warm water.
Cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint.
Fold the ends of stockinette over the the fiberglass to smooth the edges of the splint.