Cast Application
Cast Application
Introduction
How to use this module
Objectives
When to cast
Applying the cast (equipment)
Step 1: Evaluation
Step 2: Prepare equipment
Step 3: Prepare patient
Step 4: Stockinette
Step 5: Webril
Step 6: Prepare plaster
Step 7: Apply plaster
Step 8: Mould plaster
Step 9: Radiography
Step 10: Patient instructions
Cast removal
Removing the cast (equipment)
Step 1: Cast saw
Step 2: Cast spreader
Step 3: Cut through padding
Step 4: Skin treatment
Complications
Short arm cast
Thumb spica cast
Long arm cast
Below the knee cast
Long leg cast
Cylinder/stovepipe cast
Summary questions
Printable version
Credits
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