Long Arm Gutter Splint

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Long arm gutter splint.

Apply 2 3 layers of padding over the area to be splinted and between digits being splinted. Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers. A splint is a type of medical equipment made of wood or other rigid material. Add an extra 2 3 layers over bony prominences.

A splint usually helps to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position. The ulnar gutter splint extends from the upper part of the forearm to the last joint of the fractured finger. Submerge the premeasured fiberglass in unused warm water. Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist.

Posterior long arm splint is used in the management of multiple upper long arm injuries. Ideally the cast is applied 24 to 48 hours or more after the initial injury to allow swelling to decrease. This splint usually extends from the upper part of the forearm to. Cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint.

Lightly moisten the splinting material. Fold the ends of stockinette over the the fiberglass to smooth the edges of the splint. The radial gutter splint provides both volar and dorsal splint immobilization of these metacarpal injuries. This type of splint is useful for fractures and sprains to the bones of the middle and pointer fingers.

Remove the splint from the water and squeeze out the excess water and remove wrinkles. It is used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone. Ulnar gutter splints are made from a hard material that forms to the outer part pinky side of the arm wrist hand and fingers. Ulnar gutter splint with underlying stockinette and circumferential padding.