Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

8 Muscle, Bone and Joint Injuries

No Splinting Material • Pad between the legs with a blanket or similar. • ‘Buddy’ splint the injured leg to the uninjured leg with bandages. • Avoid passing a bandage directly over the injury. With Splint Material • Pad both splints and position them along each side of the leg. • Secure the splints to the leg with bandages. • Avoid passing a bandage directly over the injury.

Alternatively • Pad a single splint and position it along the outside of the leg. • Pad between the legs with a blanket or similar. • ‘Buddy’ splint the injured leg to the uninjured leg with bandages. • Avoid passing a bandage directly over the injury. lower arm splint

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