More than 90 percent of potential pediatric fractures are splinted improperly in emergency rooms and urgent care centers, which can lead to swelling and skin injuries, according to a study. More than ...

Here’s a recently issued report titled Global Emergency Splint Market 2020 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2025 offers a brief analysis of the market size, demand, supply ...

A splint is a rigid piece of wood or plastic material or metal applied to a fractured limb to prevent movement of the broken bone. Reasonably wide splints are better than narrow ones. Splints should ...

When you have an aching or injured finger, you’re usually advised to keep it still while it heals. But in the real world, life doesn’t stop for a sprained, jammed, or broken finger. Luckily, finger ...

About half of all boys and a quarter of all girls will break an arm or leg before they turn 16, statistics suggest — in many skateboarding, ballplaying families, a fracture is almost expected as the ...

A splint is a piece of medical equipment used to keep an injured body part from moving and to protect it from any further damage. Splinting is often used to stabilize a broken bone while the injured ...

Nose splints help your nose heal following surgery. Depending on your needs, they can be placed either inside or outside of your nose. Yoru care team will tell you when and how to remove them. Share ...