SAM splint
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sam-splint-178-7126121
title:
SAM splint
text:
The SAM splint is a compact, lightweight, highly versatile device designed for immobilizing bone and soft tissue injuries in emergency settings. It consists of a layer of.016 inches (0.41 mm) strips of soft aluminum, with a polyethylene closed-cell foam coating. The SAM splint was invented by Dr. Sam Scheinberg who, as a trauma surgeon during the Vietnam War, found that field medics generally ignored the splint they were issued by the Army. He developed the idea while playing with a foil chewing
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Medical device
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM_splint
date created:
2007-06-18T15:59:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:01:18Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16