BANDAGING and

SPLINTING
BANDAGE
• It is a piece of material used mainly to support
and immobilize a part of the body.
• Uses:
1. To support
2. To immobilize
3. To apply pressure
4. To secure a dressing in place
5. to retain splints in place
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TYPES OF BANDAGES

• Gauze
• Elastic
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TYPES OF BANDAGES

• Tubular • Triangular
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RTS OF TRIANGULAR BANDA
• Apex /
Point

• End • Base • End

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igns that the Bandage is too Tigh
• The skin around the bandage becomes pale or
bluish in color.
• Pain
• Cold skin, tingling or numbness beyond the
bandage
• Inability to move fingers or toes

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 Splint
• It is a flexible or rigid device that is used to
protect and maintain the position of an
injured extremity.

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Splinting
Reasons for splinting:
• Prevents motion of fractured fragments,
dislocated joint or damaged soft tissue,
thus reducing pain
• Minimizes complications.

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Splinting
General rules for splinting:
• Splint before moving, unless patient’s life is in
immediate danger.
• All extremity injuries, regardless of their severity,
should be splinted prior to transport.
• If joint is involved, immobilize the bone above
and below the injury.
• Pad all splints to prevent local pressure.
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