Bandaging & Casting
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| show | It protects the wound while allowing for air circulation and evaporation of moisture from the skin
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| What bandaging material is most commonly used for a dry dressing? | show 🗑
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| show | When a wound has a raw surface or is expected to have active drainage
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| show | May increase the risk of infection
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| Under what conditions and for how long should post-op dressings be placed? | show 🗑
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| show | Used when repeated dressing changes are required, such as an abdominal wound that has re-opened
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| show | Applied perpendicular to wound edges and removed by pulling toward the wound
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| What are the indications for the use of Collodion spray? | show 🗑
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| show | Tubular structures of changing diameter such as the calf or forearm
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| show | No more than 24 hours, may result in skin maceration
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| show | Plaster-of-Paris, can be molded into many shapes
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| When is posterior splinting most useful? | show 🗑
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| show | Sump drains - attached to SUCTION
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| What type of environment is optimal for wound healing? | show 🗑
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| What are the signs of an infected wound? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. plaster 2. synthetic 3. synthetic 4. plaster
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| what is an important advantage of using a splint in a fresh fracture? | show 🗑
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| What are the indications for the following splints: 1. thumb spica 2. ulnar gutter 3. radial gutter 4. upper extremity posterior splints 5. lower extremity posterior splints | show 🗑
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| What are the indications for the use of cast braces? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Stockinette 2. Webril (soft cotton roll) - tow to three layers, more over bony prominences 3. Plaster or fiberglalss bandages
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| show | FACTS = Function, arterial pulse, capillary refill, temperature of skin, Sensation
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| What are common complications associated with casting? 1-3 | show 🗑
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| show | 4. Nerve palsy/vessel compromise - requires immediate bi-valve of the cast through all material 5. Diffuse osteoporosis 6. Joint stiffness 7. Dermatitis or loose-cast syndrome
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