GLOSSARY

SPLINT

A splint is a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or of the spine.
It can be used:

• By the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilize a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary immobilization;
• By an occupational therapist, via a physician's orders, to immobilize an articulation (e.g. the knee) that can be freed while not standing (e.g. during sleep).
• By athletic trainers to immobilize an injured bone or joint to facilitate safer transportation of the injured person.
• By emergency room physicians to stabilize fractures or sprains until follow-up appointment with an Orthopedist.