摘要 |
A universal splint for use in immobilizing a body extremity or extremities that consists of a backboard with strap fasteners for securing it across a person's back. The backboard includes an elongate track formed thereacross wherein at least one locking pivot is arranged to travel that is arranged through one end of a first or pivot board. The opposite pivot board end connects through an upper double hinge arrangement to an upper arm board that connects, in turn, through a lower double hinge arrangement to a second or forearm pivot board, which forearm pivot board connects to a forearm board. The upper arm and forearm boards include strap fasteners for attachment to a persons injured extremity. The double hinge and pivot arrangements provide freedom of movement of individual board so as to be capable of being adjusted to a person's injured extremity for splinting that extremity in place, which double hinge and pivot arrangements are individually lockable.
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