Elevate. It is very important to elevate your injured arm or leg for the first 24 to 72 hours. Prop your injured arm or leg up above your heart by putting it on pillows or some other support. You will have to recline if the splint or cast is on your leg. Elevation allows clear fluid and blood to drain "downhill" to your heart. As a plaster cast is applied, it expands by approximately 0.5%. The less water used, the more linear expansion occurs. Potassium sulfate can be used as an accelerator and sodium borate as a retarder to control setting time. To improve function by stabilizing or positioning a joint, such as for wrist drop after a radial nerve injury, which also allows more useful hand function Cheyne Child Development: while you wait leaflet - Pre-School Age (Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster children)

Dominique Jean Larrey (1768–1842) was born in a small town in southern France. He first studied medicine with his uncle, a surgeon in Toulouse. After a short tour of duty as a naval surgeon, he returned to Paris, where he became caught up in the turmoil of the Revolution, being present at the Storming of the Bastille. From then on, he made his career as a surgeon in France's revolutionary and Napoleonic armies, which he accompanied throughout Europe and the Middle East. As a result, Larrey accumulated a vast experience of military medicine and surgery. Plaster is less expensive than fiberglass and shapes better than fiberglass for some uses. Application Complications can range from minor to severe and may vary according to the length of time that the cast is worn. If you experience symptoms of calf pain, chest pain or shortness of breath, please attend your local A&E department immediately. Benefits

Cast bandage - the water-insensitive support bandage to promote healing

A synthetic cast is a synthetic bandage that is put in water and then applied to your limb. How long does it take to dry?

your fingers or toes on the affected limb feel swollen, tingly, painful (even after taking painkillers) or numb

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