[DOC] [TLE] Chapter 30 Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] The sound or feel of broken fragments of bone grinding against each other; also 
called ..... Any device used to immobilize a body part .... commercially 
manufactured splints made of wood, plastic ... rigid in its position of placement. .... 
an abnormal touch sensation, such as burning, prickling in the absense of 
external stimulus... [DOC] [TLE] Immobilization - Definition, Purpose, Description, Risks [PAR] Splints, casts, and braces support and protect broken bones, dislocated ... arm 
require a cast that encircles the body and extends down the injured leg or arm. ... 
Splints are also often used for finger injuries, such as fractures or baseball finger. 
... In an emergency, a splint can be made from a piece of wood or rolled 
magazine... [DOC] [TLE] Splint | definition of splint by Medical dictionary [PAR] 1. a rigid or flexible appliance for fixation of displaced or movable parts; see also 
orthosis. 2. to supply support for the purpose of immobilizing an injured or 
displaced body part. ... Splints are most commonly used to immobilize broken 
bones or dislocated .... A splint made up of two pieces of metal or wood united by 
brackets. [DOC] [TLE] Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia [PAR] An orthopedic cast, body cast, plaster cast, or surgical cast, is a shell, frequently 
made from ... Nowadays bandages of synthetic materials are often used, often 
knitted fiberglass ... These are rigid strips laid parallel to each other alongside the 
bone. The Ancient Egyptians used wooden splints made of bark wrapped in linen
. [DOC] [TLE] How to make a splint: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [PAR] After an injury, a splint is used to hold still and protect the wounded body part 
from ... It is important to check for good circulation after the injured body part has 
been immobilized. ... Any time there is a broken bone, stabilizing the area is 
important. ... Find something rigid to use as supports to make the splint, such as 
sticks,... [DOC] [TLE] Bandage and Splint Care in Dogs | VCA Animal Hospitals [PAR] Bandages are mainly used to protect your dogs wound, incision, or injury while 
they are ... In some cases a bandage is used to hold an injured part against 
another part of the body, such as ... If a splint is used to support a fractured bone, 
it will be applied so that it ... How often does the bandage or splint need to be 
changed? [DOC] [TLE] Fracture Management | EMSWorld.com [PAR] Apr 1, 2007 ... It's often obvious to the patient, either from sound, feeling or both, that there's ... 
grating or scraping type noise made when bone ends rub together), tenderness, 
... Additionally, there are types of rigid splints, such as ladder splints, that can be 
... Traction splints are used to immobilize fractures of the femur. [DOC] [TLE] Patent US8303527 - Orthopedic system for immobilizing and ... [PAR] Nov 6, 2012 ... A unitized cast system for immobilizing and supporting a body part. ... using 
pieces of wood, branches, and any rigid material that might be available. ... The 
casts made in this way were messy to apply, often extremely bulky, could .... One 
can imagine that if one has a fracture of a long bone, such as the tibia,... [DOC] [TLE] Scripps Health - How to make a splint [PAR] Nov 13, 2014 ... Commercial splints are often used to immobilize a body part in the ... Any time 
there is a broken bone, stabilizing the area is important. ... Find something rigid to 
use as supports to make the splint such as sticks, ... bent, gently replacing the 
injured part back into its normal position may improve the circulation. [DOC] [TLE] Immobilizing the fracture: nonsurgical fracture treatment - Healio [PAR] For countless generations, bone setters and later, the more sophisticated ... 
many methods used by our ancestors in managing fractures, such as wooden ... 
the early part of the 20th century and the later discovery of antibiotics made the ... 
for fracture healing must have concluded that rigid immobilization was even 
better. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: It's a rigid support, often made of wood, used to immobilize a body part, such as a broken bone
Answer: Splint