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29105
29105
CPT Code 29105 - Application of long arm splint (shoulder to hand)
A splint is used to immobilise a break (in an arm or leg for example). The splint should be long enough to stop the break moving once it's in place. Simply place the splint alongside the affected limb, and secure it in place with a bandage over the whole length.
As long as the skin isn't broken, you won't harm the arm by getting it wet. (If the skin is broken, there might be concern about infection.) The reason doctors usually caution you against showering when you have a broken bone is because the cast (or splint) itself should not get wet -- fiberglass/plaster will lose integrity and fall apart, and a splint will breed bacteria without being dried properly (so removing your splint to shower is probably a better idea than showering with a splint on). That said, if the bones shift or move while you're showering, you're going to have a lot of pain. So you're still going to want to keep your arm immobile, even if removing the splint means you don't have to keep it dry.
You would call that a splint.
well if you break a bone in your arm or leg then a doctor will put your arm or leg in a vacume splint but if it is any other bone then it wil be treated as a emergency witch could me having surgery or a long stay in hospital.and you will have to do alot of physiotherapy. well if you break a bone in your arm or leg then a doctor will put your arm or leg in a vacume splint but if it is any other bone then it wil be treated as a emergency witch could me having surgery or a long stay in hospital.and you will have to do alot of physiotherapy. well if you break a bone in your arm or leg then a doctor will put your arm or leg in a vacume splint but if it is any other bone then it wil be treated as a emergency witch could me having surgery or a long stay in hospital.and you will have to do alot of physiotherapy.
A splint provides support to the broken arm. It also gets rest so that the recuperation is done in a proper manner.
A tourniquet. Arterial bleeding can't be stopped with a field dressing.
You can use 2 Popsicle sticks to make a finger splint. Place one stick on each side of the finger and tape around it or use a triangle bandage with a square knot above and below the broken part. If you are trying to splint another part of the body try not to use Popsicle sticks because they aren't long enough since you need to demobilize both joints above and below a break. I would suggest for arm or legs using wood planks or magazines to splint.
Since a splint must be applied by a medical professional and is beyond the scope of simply first aid, if the broken arm is a result of work-related activity, then the arm splint would be OSHA recordable - unless it was only applied as a precaution by a first aider and was later found by a medical professional not to be needed.
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