Air splint

A double-walled plastic tube in which a limb can be immobilized when air is blown into the space between the walls. An is used by paramedics to immobilize an injured part of the body.


A lightweight splint used for immobilizing fractured or injured extremities. It is usually an inflatable cylinder, open at both ends, that becomes rigid when inflated, thus preventing the part confined in the cylinder from moving.


 


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