How Do You Splint A Broken Arm?
How to splint a broken arm. If your away from a medical treatment facility and you suffer a broken arm learn how to splint it yourself. First of all don’t panic. Do not attempt to move or set the broken limb you might do more damage trying to straighten the arm. A broken sharp bone is capable of cutting muscle and arteries. Gather your materials. You will need two sturdy objects that are long enough to go above the joint of the injured limb, you may need more depending on the angle of the injury. Also you need at least two strips of material to tie the splint materials to the arm. Place your stabilizing material on both sides of the injury. Do not move the limb to straighten it. Splint the injury as it lies. Make sure the splint extends past joints close to the injury. Use your strips of material to tie the splint materials to the injured limb. tie the material tight enough to hold the splint firmly in place but not tight enough to cut off circulation. Protect the injury and seek immed
