Splint (medicine)

A splint is a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or of the spine.

Related Topics:
Limb - Spine

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It can be used:

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• By the Emergency Medical Services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilize a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary immobilization;
• By a physician, to immobilize an articulation (e.g. the knee) that can be freed while not standing (e.g. during sleep).
 
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