1. Splinting Four Principles of Splinting
Can it be done without causing pain or discomfort.
2. Splint an injury in the position you find it.
3. Splint injured areas and the joint above and below the injury.
4. Check circulation before and after splint is applied.

2. Three Types of Splinting
Soft Splint
Includes towels, blankets, or pillows

3. Three Types of Splinting (cont)
.Rigid Splint
Includes:
boards, metal strips, folded magazines or newspapers

4. Three Types of Splinting (cont)
Anatomical
Use a body part as a splint

5. Other Items used in splinting
Cravat
is a folded triangular bandage used to hold the dressing and/or splints in place

6. Other Items Splinting (con..)
Sling
Sling is a triangular bandage tied to support the arm, wrist or hand

7. Splinting Guidelines
Support injured area

8. Splinting Guidelines (con)
Cover open wounds and control bleeding.

9. Splinting Guidelines (con)
. If using a rigid splint, pad the splint so it fits the injured area

10. Splinting Guidelines (con)
Secure splint in place

11. Splinting Guidelines (con)
Check circulation.