A sugar tong arm splint is a device applied to immobilize the wrist and arm to prevent supination and pronation of the wrist and forearm.

Parker Splint Application Video for a Sugar Tong Splint. Indications for Colles' Fracture, Forearm Fracture. This video is intended for use by medical profes...

A sugar-tong forearm splint is a long U-shaped splint that immobilizes the injured forearm or wrist and prevents forearm rotation and wrist motion. They heal the fractured bones by keeping the broken ends together and in alignment.

2023年10月6日 · This posterior proximal skin of the upper arm where the sugar tong splint wraps around the elbow, is where skin breakdown occurs, especially in ICU patients that can’t keep their elbows bent). For ICU patients do a modified Sugartong splint with separate volar and dorsal slabs (Clamshell), this way they can extend their elbows and it won’t ...

The sugar tong splint is ideal for splinting fractures of the radius, ulna, or wrist. It prevents flexion and extension at the wrist, limits flexion and extension at the elbow, and prevents supination and pronation. A posterior long arm splint does not prevent supinaton and pronation, therefore, it is of limited use for radius and ulna fractures.

A sugar tong arm splint is a device applied to immobilize the wrist and arm to prevent supination and pronation of the wrist and forearm.

2023年5月30日 · Sugar-tong splints cover the forearm and may cause certain injuries (particularly to the skin) to be missed. Before a sugar-tong splint is applied, the entire limb from the shoulder to the...

Sugar Tong Precut Splint Indications Use to restrict forearm rotation, wrist motion and elbow extension but allow elbow flexion. Ideal for forearm fractures and cumulative trauma injuries, post total elbow joint replacement, biceps tendon repairs and ulnar nerve transposition conditions. Instructions For Use STEP 1 – Heating procedure

2018年7月4日 · In this series, we review splinting fundamentals, introduce advanced concepts, and highlight ways to implement these into your next shift. In this post, we summarize some of the most commonly deployed splints in the ED.

2023年5月30日 · Sugar-tong splints are used to stabilize injuries of the forearm and wrist by preventing forearm rotation and wrist motion. [ 4 , 5 ] These splints may be used to maintain alignment of...