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Splint (medicine) - Definition |
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A splint is a medical device for the immobilisation of limbs or of the spine.
It can be used:
- by the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilise a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary immobilisation;
- by a physician, to immobilise an articulation (e.g. the knee) that can be freed while not standing (e.g. during the sleep).
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