Splint (Medicine)

• by the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilise a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary immobilisation;
• by a physician, to immobilise an articulation (e.g. the knee) that can be freed while not standing (e.g. during the sleep).

See also

• Cervical collar
• Extrication splint (KED, Kendrick's extrication device)
• Long spine board
• Vacuum mattress
• Orthopedic surgery

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