- Keep the patient quiet and do not move the injured part until the extent of the injury has been determined. How should a splint be kept in place? By tying handkerchief at various places along the ...

A study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine says that over 90 percent of potential pediatric fractures are splinted improperly in emergency rooms. This can lead to swelling ...

An important patient care skill is the ability to rapidly immobilize a suspected lower extremity fracture. Many lower extremity fractures are particularly emergent, both due to the forces involved in ...