Long Arm Gutter Splint

Apply 2 3 layers of padding over the area to be splinted and between digits being splinted.

Long arm gutter splint.

Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers. Cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint. It is used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone. Submerge the premeasured fiberglass in unused warm water.

Remove the splint from the water and squeeze out the excess water and remove wrinkles. Posterior long arm splint is used in the management of multiple upper long arm injuries. A splint is a type of medical equipment made of wood or other rigid material. A splint usually helps to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.

Ulnar gutter splints are made from a hard material that forms to the outer part pinky side of the arm wrist hand and fingers. Injuries commonly treated with ulnar gutter splint 8 application. These images are a random sampling from a bing search on the term long arm splint click on the image or right click to open the source website in a new browser window. An acceptable alternative is to create a splint without the use of stockinette or circumferential padding.

This splint usually extends from the upper part of the forearm to. 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. Lightly moisten the splinting material.

Ulnar gutter splint with underlying stockinette and circumferential padding. Add an extra 2 3 layers over bony prominences. The ulnar gutter splint extends from the upper part of the forearm to the last joint of the fractured finger. Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist.