Practicals · Emergency Medicine · Orthopedic emergency procedures
Traction splints / emergency traction techniques
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- 10 (NMC); 10 (DNB)
Videos and resources
- VideoHare Traction Splint5:15
- VideoThomas Traction Splint for femur fractures - orthopaedic teaching video Cape Town4:50
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Traction splints (10)” ( NMC curriculum, page 13)
“Use of emergency immobilization and traction techniques- 10” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 10)