Indications

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Indications

• Immobilization of non-displaced fracture
• Immobilization of occult or suspected fracture
• Non-displaced Salter I fracture
• Toddlers fracture
• Immobilization of a displaced or unstable
  fracture prior to transfer to the ED
• Fracture with obvious deformity
• Suspected supracondylar fracture of elbow (the
  big swollen elbow)

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Distal Forearm Fractures
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• Thumb fx
• 1st Metacarpal fx
• Scaphoid fx
• Lunate fx

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• Fx of Proximal Phalanx of Ring Little Finger
• Fx involving 4th 5th MCP Joint
• 4th 5th Metacarpal fx

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• Proximal Forearm fx
• Elbow fx
• Distal humerus fx

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• Ankle fx
• Ankle sprain
• Foot fx
• Posterior short leg splint

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• Tibial fx
• Fibular fx
• Distal femur fx

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• Prefabricated splinting rolls and materials vs
  the old fashioned method
• OCL, OrthoGlass
• Prefab materials still need application of cast
  padding to prevent pressure necrosis

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Continued on Part II