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==Background== | |||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
[[File:Coaptation splint.jpg]] | |||
* | ==Procedure== | ||
* | [[File:Coaptation splint.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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* | *Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation | ||
* | *While maintaining traction, apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown | ||
*Maintain position while splint material hardens and secure to arm (e.g. with ace wraps) | |||
**Wrap proximal to distal | |||
*Apply sling to arm | |||
*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Splinting]] | *[[Splinting]] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
[[Category:Procedures]] | [[Category:Procedures]] | ||
Revisión del 05:22 31 dic 2016
Background
Indications
Procedure
- Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
- While maintaining traction, apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown
- Maintain position while splint material hardens and secure to arm (e.g. with ace wraps)
- Wrap proximal to distal
- Apply sling to arm
- Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation