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SPLINTING TECHNIQUES - Emergency Medicine Residents ...

BASELINE MATERIALSl Stockinettel SPLINTING materiall Plaster Upper extremity: 8 10 layers Lower extremity: 10 12 layersl Fiberglassl Padding l Elastic bandagingl Bucket/receptacle of water (the warmer the water, the faster the splint sets)l Trauma shears Measure and prepare the SPLINTING Length: Measure out the dry splint on the contralateral extremityl Width: Slightly greater than the diameter of the limbApply the stockinette to extend 2" beyond the SPLINTING 2 3 layers of padding over the area to be splinted and between digits being splinted. Add an extra 2 3 layers over bony moisten the SPLINTING material.

l Reduced ankle dislocations l Can add stirrup splint for unstable ankle fractures CONSTRUCTION—POSTERIOR ANKLE l Start at plantar surface of the metatarsal heads l Extend up posterior leg l End at the level of the fibular head CONSTRUCTION—STIRRUP l Laterally, start 3–4cm below the level of fibular head l Extend under the plantar surface ...

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