Fracture Splint: The “Bone Guardian” in Emergency Rescue”

In outdoor adventure, traffic accidents, natural disasters and other unexpected scenes, fracture is one of the most common injuries. At this time, a professional fracture plate can often become a “key force” to guard the injured. It seems to be a simple structure, but by fixing the fracture part, avoiding secondary injury, and buying time for follow-up treatment, it plays an indispensable role in the emergency rescue chain, and is an important bridge connecting on-site first aid and professional medical treatment.

The core role of a fracture plate is “immobilization” and “protection”. After a fracture occurs, the integrity of the injured person's bones is destroyed, and the fracture end will be easily displaced due to limb movement and handling, which will not only aggravate the pain, but also damage the surrounding blood vessels, nerves, and muscles, and even cause permanent dysfunction. Fracture plates can stabilize and fix the fracture site by fitting the design of the limb, restricting limb activities, effectively preventing the displacement of the fracture end, alleviating the pain of the injured and minimizing the risk of secondary injuries. In addition, qualified fracture plates also have a certain degree of support, can provide reliable support for the injured limb in the process of transportation, so that the transfer work is safer and smoother.

With the diversification of rescue needs, the types of fracture towing boards have been enriched to suit the use of different parts of the body and different scenarios. From the material point of view, the common bone fracture drag board has wood, plastic, metal, inflatable and so on. Wooden plates are hard and supportive, suitable for fixing long bone fractures of limbs, which is a traditional and classic type; plastic plates are both lightweight and durable, and some of them also have the function of plasticization, which can better fit the contour of limbs and meet the needs of different body types; metal plates are excellent in support, but the weight is relatively large, which is suitable for the fixation of heavy fracture in the professional rescue scenarios; inflatable plates are lightweight, portable and easy to store, and are suitable for different scenarios. Lightweight, portable, small storage volume as an advantage, while the inflatable can be evenly adhered to the limb through the air pressure, the fixation effect is mild, suitable for outdoor adventure, family emergency and other scenarios, but also easy for rescue personnel to carry with them.

From the point of view of the applicable parts, the fracture plate can be divided into the upper limb plate, lower limb plate, spine plate and so on. Upper limb drag board is suitable for arm, wrist and other parts of the fracture, the design is relatively small and flexible; lower limb drag board for thighs, calves, ankles and other parts of the length of the longer, more supportive, and part of the strap and other auxiliary fixation structure; spine drag board is a special equipment for the spine fracture, usually for the overall design, to ensure that the spine is in a flat state, to avoid the process of transferring spinal column distortion caused by nerve damage, it is one of the core equipment in the spine injury rescue. It is one of the core equipment in spinal injury rescue.

The correct use of fracture drag board is the key to realize its rescue value. Before using it, it is necessary to assess the injured person's condition and clarify the fracture part, so as to avoid blind fixation in the case of not judging clearly. Fixation, should ensure that the length of the drag board to cover the upper and lower joints of the fracture site, to ensure the stability of the fixed; if the injured limb has a wound, need to first carry out a simple hemostasis, bandage treatment, and then fixed, to avoid the drag board to directly compress the wound caused by the secondary injuries; fixation process, the elasticity of the straps to be moderate, not only to ensure that the fixation of the firm, but also can not affect the circulation of the limbs, can be through the observation of the injured limb ends By observing the color, temperature and feeling of the end of the injured limb, it can be judged whether the strap is too tight or not. After the fixation is completed, the injured person should be transported to a professional medical institution in a smooth manner, avoiding impacting or squeezing the fractured part throughout the whole process.

Fracture towboard has a wide range of application scenarios, not only is the necessary equipment for professional rescuers, but also gradually into the family, outdoor team, self-driving enthusiasts in the emergency kit. In outdoor adventure, sudden falls, bruises may lead to fractures, carry a portable inflatable fracture plate, can quickly carry out emergency fixation; in urban road traffic accidents, rescuers can rely on professional fracture plate, the injured limbs, spine and other parts of the fixation and then transfer, to avoid aggravation of injuries in the process of handling; in the family scenario, the elderly, children accidentally fall resulting in fractures, the correct use of fracture plate for temporary fixation, can wait for the ambulance process, can be a good solution for the family. In the family scenario, when the elderly or children fall down accidentally and cause fracture, the correct use of the fracture plate for temporary immobilization can provide security for the process of waiting for the ambulance.

As a basic but critical emergency rescue equipment, the value of the Fracture Plate does not lie in the complex structure, but in the precise protection of life safety. With the development of technology, the fracture plate has been optimized in material and design, becoming lighter, easier to use and more adaptable. In the future, with the popularization of the concept of emergency rescue, the fracture plate will come into more people's vision, become an important force to guard the public's travel safety, to deal with sudden injuries, with a simple and reliable design, for each of the injured to support the hope of life.