If you accidentally hurt fracture, the doctor gives you encased in plaster, fixed fracture site, do not worry and fear, let's look together related cast immobilization knowledge.
Is the use of traditional gypsum plaster powder with water hardening characteristics to manufacture plaster model of fracture patients needed to achieve fracture fixation, limb braking purposes.
First, let us look at the primary role of gypsum
1, the fixed fracture site, keeping the injured area a special place to protect the injured area.
2, so that dislocation of the bones to restore the original correct position, and maintain the correct position.
Understand the role of gypsum, we look at the considerations plaster care:
1, just plaster, dry palm rest has not been applied plaster prohibit Yongshou Nie, in order to avoid the formation of gypsum depression, oppression skin. In order to accelerate the hardening plaster dried, roasted lamp can be used, be careful not to burn the skin.
2, note that parts of the body to raise the plaster, in order to allow the fracture site above the heart level, in order to facilitate blood and lymph veins, reduce swelling of the fracture site.
3, observe the plaster parts distal blood circulation, for example, upper extremity fractures, gypsum arm marked patient, you want to observe the exposed plaster skin color hand, whether the blue, with or without skin temperature cools, there is no swelling, numbness or pain. If you have these symptoms, you should go to hospital for processing.
4, if you feel a little pain in the plaster, it is timely to the hospital for check processing, in order to avoid local necrosis.
5, if there is a foul odor inside plaster, gypsum instructions have pressure sores, and has been the formation of ulcers, necrosis, wound infection or gypsum, it is timely to the hospital for treatment.
6, pay attention to exercise, not a cast parts can do flexion activities, prevent muscle atrophy.
7, prohibit the use of hard objects scratching the plaster skin to prevent skin damage. If you feel itchy skin, pat plaster can alleviate symptoms.
8, pay attention to maintaining the cleanliness of plaster, to avoid contamination, serious polluters should be replaced plaster.
9, Summer avoid a lot of in winter to keep warm and prevent frostbite plaster limbs.
10, gypsum fixed time of the fracture healing may be by a doctor, do not self-demolition plaster.
(Author: Liang Yan Cai, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital orthopedic charge nurse)
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