What is traction splints?

TRACTION Splint is a medical device used to apply a constant tensile effect along the length of the lower limb to stabilize the broken bone and to reduce muscle spasms in the limb. Any turning point in the bone, regardless of whether the skin was broken is a fracture. This dlasé device is almost exclusively used on broken femur or femur, and is therefore often called the splints of the femur. There are two varieties of traction splints: unipolar plate and bipolar plate.

During the First World War, about 80 percent of the soldiers who suffered from the femoral fracture, died as a result of shock, because up to 2 pints (1,000 cm) can be lost from such an injury, whether it has opened or closed. Loss of blood in closed fractures is caused by the movement of broken femoral ends that rewrote each other, creating inner "knives" that cut and torn blood vessels and other soft tissues. These broken ends are suppressing each other because of the violent spa quadriceps and hamstringOh, which are large muscle groups in the thigh. This not only causes further injuries, but also causes great discomfort; Femur is a very large bone full of nerves and blood vessels.

Two surgeons who observed high mortality of the femoral bone during the First World War, invented a move to face muscle cramps that occur with such injuries, because these spasms cause the bones to cut blood vessels. Regardless of the type of traction splints used, the aim is to minimize blood loss and pain and ensure that the patient has the greatest chance of survival. The death of the femur fractures is less than 20 percent with the time of this healthcare facility.

Unipolar traction splint contains one rod made of metal, which is an emergency medical technician (EMT), rescue or military field Medic, location next to Franha. When using a bipolar variety that has anchorTwo metal bars are rocked when pulling, while the frame is anchored against the pelvis. This is how the move feels on the leg. However, any movement of the pelvis from the ground causes the splint to move slightly and lose the move. Unipolar splints have the advantage that they remain stable when the patient is moved because they are anchored against pubis between the patient's legs.