Vacuum splint
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vacuum-splint-297-4232636
title:
Vacuum splint
text:
A vacuum splint is a device like a small vacuum mattress that is used in emergency medicine as a temporary splint. Vacuum splints operate by extracting air from the splint itself to enable the thousands of polystyrene balls inside the splint to mold around the injured body part similar to an orthopedic cast. Vacuum splints are primarily used by paramedics to splint trauma-related injuries, joint dislocation, subluxation, and extremity fractures. Advantages of the vacuum splint include the abilit
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Device used as a temporary splint
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_splint
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2021-12-31T18:25:20Z
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