Moral of the story: This is an interesting video that presents emergency physician guidelines for splinting, which when adapted could be helpful if you are ever in need of splinting something on your own (not near a hospital for some reason). There are a couple of interesting takeaways concerning indications (fractures, sprains and dislocations), preparation (expose wound, evaluate sensorimotor function, treat superficial wounds, remove jewelry!), techniques (volar, ulnar gutter, long-arm, sugar-tong and posterior-leg (with or without stirrup)) and aftercare (reevaluating sensorimotor function).
Basic Splinting Techniques
Michael T. Fitch, M.D., Ph.D., Bret A. Nicks, M.D., Manoj Pariyadath, M.D., Henderson D. McGinnis, M.D., and David E. Manthey, M.D.
Volume 359:e32 December 25, 2008 Number 26
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/video/359/26/e32/
warning: some graphic pictures
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