Ne nyinaa fa plaster a wɔde gu nipadua no akwaa a abubu so no ho! So yɛbɛkasa?

Oh, so wo babarima anaa wo babea kumaa no hwee ase bere a na ɔredi agoru na obubui ne nsa anaa ne nan? Anaasɛ ebia w’ankasa wunyaa akwanhyia ketewaa bi? Enti sɛ oduruyɛfo no ka sɛ, "Ha, ɛsɛ sɛ mede cast gu eyi so" a, wote nka sɛ wo ho dwiriw wo kakra, ɛnte saa? "Oh, ade bɛn na eyi yɛ, bere tenten bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mede sie, ɛbɛyɛ yaw?" Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ nsɛmmisa pii baa m’adwenem. Mma ɛnhaw wo, ɛnnɛ yɛbɛka saa cast yi ho asɛm kɔ akyiri, tiawa koraa. Afei wubenya eyi ho ntease pa.

Dɛn ne cast?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, cast te sɛ aduru a wɔde kyekyere ade a ano yɛ den. Ɛboa ma wo nsa anaa wo nan fã bi a apira anaa abubu no ntumi nkɔ baabiara, na ɛboa ma ɛsa ntɛmntɛm. Susuw ho hwɛ, sɛ wo dompe abubu a, ehia sɛ entumi nkɔ baabiara. Ɛno ne nea cast yɛ. Ɛnyɛ ɛno nko, na mmom esiw baabi a wɔapirapira no sɛe bio nso ano.

Dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtow, titiriw nketewa no?

Mmofra nkumaa yɛ ahuhufo, enti ɛtɔ mmere bi a wotumi nya akwanhyia nketenkete bere a wɔredi agoru, wɔretu mmirika, anaa wɔrehuruhuruw no. Mpanyimfo nso betumi ahyia akwanhyia wɔ mmere a wɔnhwɛ kwan mu. Tebea horow bi a ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔyɛ cast ni:

• Sɛ dompe bi bubu (fracture): Eyi ne ade titiriw nti. Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔatumi asiesie nnompe a abubu no yiye na wɔasa bio no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma ɔfã no ntumi nkɔ baabiara.
• Wɔ oprehyɛn ahorow bi akyi: Wɔ oprehyɛn ahorow bi akyi no, wɔde aduru bi si hɔ de bɔ nipadua no fã no ho ban na ɛmma entumi nkɔ baabiara kosi sɛ ɛbɛsa.
• Apirakuru afoforo a emu yɛ den (te sɛ akisikuru, ntini a ɛyɛ den): Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ nnompe no anbubu mpo a, oduruyɛfo no betumi akamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa nnompe no nhyɛ mu na aboa nkwaa ne ntini no ma ayɛ yiye.

Dɛn ne nneɛma ahorow a wɔde gu mu?

Mpɛn pii no, wuhu castes ahorow abien.

1. Fiberglass Cast: Eyinom ne cast ahorow a wɔtaa de di dwuma nnɛ. Fiberglass yɛ plastic bi a wɔde yɛ nneɛma. Wɔanwene no sɛnea wo nsa anaa wo nan te, na bere tiaa bi akyi no, ɛyow na ɛyɛ den te sɛ ɔbotan. Saa fiberglass casts yi bi mpo yɛ nea nsu ntumi nkɔ mu. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wubetumi mpo aguare. Nanso, ɛnyɛ mpaapaemu nyinaa na ɛho hia sɛ wɔde afiri a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu. Wo duruyɛfo na obesi ɔkwan a eye ma wo ho gyinae.

2. Plaster of Paris Cast: Eyi ne atetesɛm kwan a ɛwɔ hɔ fi tete. Wɔde eyi di dwuma denam powder fitaa bi a wɔde fra nsu mu na wɔyɛ aduru a wɔde yɛ aduru so. Eyi nso mu yɛ den yiye bere a ɛyow no. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma eyinom kɔ akyirikyiri fi nsu ho.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔtow cast?

Cast a wode bɛhyɛ mu no betumi ayɛ adwuma a egye bere kakra. Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo. Akwahosan ho ɔbenfo na ɔyɛ, sɛ́ ɛyɛ oduruyɛfo, ɔyarehwɛfo, anaa mfiridwumayɛfo a wɔatete no. Nea ɛtaa ba ni:

1. Nea edi kan no, wɔde ntama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw (a wɔde kata so) kyekyere baabi a apira no ho.Eyi yɛ nea ɛbɛma honam ani awerɛkyekye na ama ahoɔden a ɛwɔ nea wɔde abɔ honam ani no so atew. Wɔde liner soronko bi di dwuma ma cast a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu.

2. Afei, wɔde nsu gu ade a wɔde yɛ cast (fiberglass anaa plaster of Paris) no nwini.

3. Afei, fa saa ade a wɔde agugu a ɛyɛ nwini yi layer wɔ liner no so. Wɔyɛ eyi sɛnea wo nsa anaa wo nan te pɛpɛɛpɛ.

4. Awiei koraa no, ɛsɛ sɛ wogyaw saa akyi fã yi kakra kosi sɛ ɛbɛyow yiye na ayɛ den.

Nea ɛho hia: Sɛ wode fiberglass cast regu so a, ebia wobɛte ɔhyew kakra nka bere a ɛreyow no. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛfata na ɛbɛbrɛ ase wɔ bere tiaa bi akyi, bɛyɛ simma 15.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobetumi asiw ɔhaw ahorow a ɛbɛsɔre esiane cast nti?

Bere a yɛhyɛ cast no, ebia ɔhaw nketenkete bi bɛba, nanso mpɛn pii no yɛn ankasa tumi di so.

• Gye sɛ ɛyɛ cast a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu, mma cast no anaa liner a ɛwɔ mu no nnyɛ nsu da. Sɛ woyɛ saa a, ebetumi ama wo honam ani ayɛ kurukuruwa anaa ɔyare mmoawa.
• Mma ntwe anaa nsɛe liner no wɔ cast no mu. Mma nmmubu cast no asinasin. Saa a wobɛyɛ no betumi asɛe honam ani.
• Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebetumi ayɛ nnam kakra, te sɛ anoano a ɛwɔ cast so. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ka kyerɛ Maame anaa Paapa sɛ wɔmfa plaster anaa teyp soronko bi a wɔfrɛ no Moleskin ntwa saa ano a ano yɛ nnam no ho nhyia.

Dɛn na woyɛ bere a woreprapra cast no?

Oh me, sɛ wobɔ cast no mu a, ɛyɛ scratch a wuntumi nnyina ano, ɛnte saa? Nanso nneɛma bi a ɛnsɛ sɛ woyɛ ni:

• Mfa biribiara te sɛ pɛnsere, aduru a wɔde hyɛ mu, anaa poma ntutu anaasɛ nsɛe nea wɔde ayɛ no da! Sɛ woyɛ saa a, ebetumi asɛe honam ani na ɛnyɛ den sɛ ɛbɛma obi anya ɔyare mmoawa.
• Mfa lotion anaa powder biara nhyɛ cast no mu.

Okay, enti sɛ wo scratch a, dɛn na woyɛ?

• Bɔ cast no brɛoo wɔ soro. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛno bɛboa ma ɔfe no so atew kakra.
• Bisa wo maame anaa wo papa sɛ ɔmmoa wo, fa ti nhwi a wɔde twitwiw ti nhwi no si baabi a ɛhɔ yɛ nwini anaasɛ fan nkutoo na ɛwɔ mu, na bɔ mframa fi nea wɔde ayɛ no anoano no mu. Nanso sɛ ɛyɛ hyew a, mmɔ no, ɛnte saa?

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔbɛhwɛ cast no?

Ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛhwɛ cast no yiye. Eyi bɛboa ma kuru no asa ntɛm na asiw ɔhaw afoforo ano.

Sɛ cast no yɛ nsuo a...

Sɛ wowɔ fiberglass cast a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu a, nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ni:

• Sɛ wode samina di dwuma bere a woreguare wie a, fa nsu pa hohoro cast ne liner no yiye. Eyi beyi samina nkae biara afi hɔ.
• Sɛ woguare anaa wuguare wie a, fa afiri a wɔde twitwiw ti nhwi no ma nwi a wɔde gu mu no nwow yiye wɔ mframa a ɛyɛ nwini so.

Sɛ cast no nyɛ nea nsu ntumi nkɔ mu a...

Sɛ wo cast yɛ daa plaster of Paris anaa fiberglass a enni liner a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ woremma ɛnyɛ nsu.

• Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛguare wɔ bathtub mu sen sɛ wobɛguare wɔ shower mu, efisɛ afei ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobɛma cast no akɔ so a woremma ɛnyɛ nsu.
• Ansa na wobɛguare no, nya mmoa fi wo maame anaa wo papa hɔ na fa plastic bag abien kata cast no so denneennen. Nea edi kan no, fa kotoku biako gu so na fa rɔba kyekyere. Afei fa bag foforo gu so na fa rɔba foforo kyekyere.
• Nnipa binom de plastic cast protectors soronko a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu a wobetumi atɔ wɔ nnurutɔnbea anaa Intanɛt so di dwuma. Ɛno nso ye.
• Sɛ woreguare a, fa nsa anaa nan a ɛwɔ cast no to bathtub no nkyɛn na hwɛ hu sɛ ɛrenka nsu no.

Susuw ho hwɛ, sɛ wowɔ cast wɔ wo nsa so bere a woreguare a, ɛsɛ sɛ wode wo nsa foforo no guare. Sɛ ɛwɔ wo nan so a, ɛsɛ sɛ woma saa nan no nkɔ nsu no mu. Ɛyɛ den kakra, nanso ahwɛyiye yi ho hia kosi sɛ kuru no bɛsa.

• Sɛ wohwie nsu bi gu cast anaa liner no so wɔ akwanhyia mu a, ka kyerɛ Maame anaa Paapa ntɛm ara sɛ wɔmfa nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ nwini anaasɛ fan nkutoo na ɛwɔ hair dryer no so no nwosow.
• Sɛ mpofirim ara cast no yɛ nsu dodo, anaasɛ nsu kɔ mu a, frɛ oduruyɛfo ntɛm ara.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn ayi cast bi afi hɔ?

Sɛ wɔwie cast no a, akwahosan ho dwumayɛni bi yi fi hɔ.

• Mpɛn pii no, wɔde anyinam ahoɔden saw ketewaa bi na ɛyɛ eyi. Saa saw yi nnyigyei betumi ayɛ hu kakra, nanso ɛrentwitwa honam ani. Wɔayɛ no sɛ ɛbɛtwa nneɛma a ɛyɛ den a ɛwɔ cast no mu nkutoo. Egyae bere a ɛbɛn honam ani no. Enti mma nsuro.
• Sɛ woyi aduru a wɔde gu mu no wie a, ebia honam ani hwɛbea a ɛwɔ saa beae no bɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw kakra, ɛyɛ nwunu, na ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Nwi a ɛwɔ saa beae no bi nso betumi ayɛ tuntum, na nam no bi nso betumi ayɛ te sɛ nea wɔatwitwa. Eyinom nyinaa yɛ ade a ɛfata. Eyinom befi hɔ wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi mu. Ebia wo honam akwaa foforo no bɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ nwonwa kakra bere a wɔayi cast no awie no, nanso wobɛsua wɔ bere tiaa bi akyi.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wofrɛ oduruyɛfo no?

Sɛ biribi a ɛte sɛɛ si bere a wohyɛ cast no a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa fa ho:

• Sɛ cast no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ den a.
• Sɛ cast a na ne ho tɔ no mfiase no te nka sɛ ne ho nyɛ no dɛ akyiri yi a.
• Sɛ ɛyaw foforo bi ba a, ɛnyɛ hwee, anaasɛ ɛyaw a ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw no kɔ soro.
• Sɛ nsateaa a ɛwɔ nsa anaa nan a wɔde aduru a wɔde ahyɛ mu no so no ahonhon a, sesa kɔla (te sɛ nea ɛdan bruu anaa fitaa), ɛyɛ yaw, anaasɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
• Sɛ biribi te sɛ aduan anaa agode bi kɔhyɛ cast no mu a.
• Sɛ cast no hua bɔne anaasɛ nsu biara retu (eyi betumi ayɛ ɔyare mmoawa ho sɛnkyerɛnne).
• Sɛ cast anaa liner a nsu ntumi nkɔ mu no yɛ nsu a.

Wɔ bere a ɛte sɛɛ mu no, nsusuw sɛ "ɛnyɛ hwee." Ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara.

Dɛn bio na ɛsɛ sɛ yehu?

Ɛwom mpo sɛ cast a wobɛhyɛ no betumi ayɛ nea ɛnyɛ dɛ kakra de, nanso kae sɛ ɛyɛ w’ankasa ayaresa.

• Hwɛ wo cast no yiye sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛtra nea ɛwɔ hɔ a ɛremmubu anaasɛ ɛrensan.
• Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, bere a wɔayi cast no awie no , oduruyɛfo no bɛma wo nkae ade bi de akɔ fie. Wubetumi abisa. Akyiri yi, sɛ wohwɛ mu, na wo nnamfo kenkan nea wokyerɛwee wɔ so a, wubetumi akae sɛnea wo ho tɔɔ wo! Mmofra nkumaa pii ani gye ho sɛ wɔbɛma wɔn nnamfo de wɔn nsa ahyɛ wɔn din ase na wɔayɛ mfonini wɔ wɔn a wɔyɛ sini no so. Ɛno nso yɛ anigye.

Awiei koraa no, kae... (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti seesei misusuw sɛ wowɔ ntease pa wɔ cast bi ho. Kae sɛ cast te sɛ adamfo bi a ɔboa ma wo nsa a apira no sa ntɛmntɛm.

• Di oduruyɛfo no akwankyerɛ akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ. Bisa bere tenten pɔtee a ɛsɛ sɛ wode cast no kɔ so ne sɛnea wobɛhwɛ so.
• Mma cast no nnyɛ nsu (gye sɛ ɛyɛ nea nsu ntumi nkɔ mu).
• Mfa biribiara nhyɛ mu bere a woreprapra mu no.
• Sɛ wuhu ɔhaw bi anaa biribi a ɛyɛ soronko a, ka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo ntɛm ara.
• Sɛ wowɔ abotare kakra a, wobɛte nka kɛse da a wobeyi cast no afi hɔ no. Mepɛ sɛ wo ho tɔ wo ntɛm!

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