Laif ful-ɔp wit tɛm dɛn we wi nɔ bin de ɛkspɛkt, ɛn aksidɛnt ɔ fɔdɔm kin apin to ɛni wan pan wi. If yu dɔn ɛva wund yu an ɔ yu dɔn brok, i go mɔs bi se yu dɔn si dɔktɔ fɔ put splint pan yu. Tide, na Nirogi Lanka , lɛ wi fɛn ɔndastand gud gud wan wetin na splint, di rizin we mek i de, ɛn aw fɔ kia fɔ wan fayn fayn wan. Dis infɔmeshɔn rili impɔtant—espɛshali if yu ɔ yu fambul ɛva si yusɛf pan dis kayn tin.
Wetin na Splint? Simply put am...
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, splint na sɔntin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ sɔpɔt say we wund ɔ we brok, lɛk an, leg, ɔ finga, nɔ ebul fɔ muv. Tink bɔt am lɛk wan strɔng bres we de ol di say we di injury stedi, we de mek i nɔ muv we i nɔ nid fɔ mek i wɛl kɔrɛkt wan ɛn sef wan.
Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu brok bon, we yu muv da pat de, i kin chenj di bon pat dɛn ɛn i kin mek di wund wɔs. Dɛn kin put splint spɛshal wan fɔ mek di eria stebul ɛn fɔ protɛkt am frɔm dis kayn muvmɛnt.
Wetin dɛn mek wit splint?
Dɛn kin mek splint wit difrɛn tin dɛn we kin te, lɛk:
- Plastik: Dɛn kin mek sɔm splint dɛn wit plastic we nɔ at, bɔt we kin te, ɛn we gɛt bɔku trɛnk.
- Mɛtal: Insay patikyula kes dɛn usay dɛn nid ɛkstra sɔpɔt, dɛn kin yuz mɛtal riinfɔsmɛnt.
- Plasta: Yu go no se dis na di wayt tin we tan lɛk chalk we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek tradishɔnal rigid splint.
- Fayba glas: I tan lɛk plasta bɔt i layt ɛn strɔng bad bad wan. I de gi yu bak sɔm kayn wata we nɔ de mek wata.
Sɔm splint dɛn kin kam insay prɛ-mɛd, standad saiz dɛn. Ɔda wan dɛn we yu dɔktɔ kin kɔstɔm fɔ mek dɛn fɔ fit di spɛshal kɔnto dɛn we yu an ɔ yu leg we dɔn wund gɛt. Dipen pan wetin yu nid, splint kin bi wan pat ɔ dɛn kin mek am wit sɔm pat dɛn.
Wetin kin apin we yu gɛt splint, ɛn wetin mek i fayn?
Di men tin we mek dɛn de yuz splint na fɔ mek di bon ɛn jɔyn dɛn we wund nɔ muv, ɛn mek dɛn kɔntinyu fɔ de fayn fayn wan. Dis kin ɛp bay we:
1. Promoting Fracture Healing: fכ mek di bon we brok fכ hεl kכrekt wan, di frakshכn sεgmεnt dεm fכ de alayne εn stil. Wan splint de mek shɔ se dis stebul.
2. Pɔst-Injuri ɔ Pɔst-Ɔpreshɔn Protɛkshɔn: Afta dɛn dɔn injuri ɔ ɔpreshɔn, splint de protɛkt di say we di sik afɛkt ɛn sɔpɔt fɔ mek i wɛl kwik kwik wan.
3. Rilif fɔ di Jɔyn Kɔndishɔn: Fɔ kɔndishɔn lɛk at at, splint kin ɛp fɔ rɛst di jɔyn ɛn i kin ridyus di pen fayn fayn wan.
4. Sɔpɔt fɔ di Mɔsul Wiknɛs: If yu gɛt mɔsul wik ɔr kɔndishɔn lɛk palsi, splint de gi di sɔpɔt we yu nid fɔ di say we di sik afɛkt.
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, splint de wok lɛk ‘rɛst’ we yu rili nid fɔ yu injuri. Dat rɛst na di rayt tin we yu bɔdi nid fɔ wɛl fayn fayn wan.
Wetin mek sɔntɛnde dɔktɔ dɛn kin lɛk fɔ yuz splint pas fɔ yuz kast?
Yu go de wɔnda wetin mek wi nɔ jɔs de put ful, rigid kast pan ɛni injuri. Wan rili impɔtant rizin de fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn: fɔ swel.
If yu brok yu leg, i go mɔs bi se di say we yu de go swel bad bad wan. If wi put tayt, restrictive cast wantɛm wantɛm, di swelling kin trɔp. Dis kin mek di prɛshɔn we de insay di kast go ɔp, we kin mek di blɔd nɔ flɔ ɛn mek pɔsin fil bad bad wan—we na mɛdikal imejensi.
Bɔt bɔku tɛm, splint kin opin na wan say ɔ i kin izi fɔ ajɔst am. dis de mek rum fכ di limb fכ εkspכnd if i swel. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz splint fɔs di tɛm we di akyu swɛlin de. Wae di swɛlin dɔn go dɔŋ afta sɔm dez, wi kin transishɔn yu to ful kas fɔ bɛtɛ protɛkshɔn. Splint na yu bɛst tɛmporari sɔlvishɔn di tɛm we yu de bigin fɔ wɛl.
Aw fɔ luk afta yu splint: Impɔtant advays fɔ yu
I rili impɔtant fɔ kia fɔ di splint fayn fayn wan. If yu nɔ tek yu splint, dat kin mek i nɔ wɛl ɔ i kin mek yu gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn lɛk we yu skin kin irita ɔ yu kin gɛt rash.
Duya mɛmba dɛn lɔ ya:
- Nɔ tray fɔ chenj yu splint: Kip am jɔs lɛk aw yu dɔktɔ put am. If yu fil se i tayt pasmak, i de mek yu fil pen mɔ ɛn mɔ, ɔ yu nɔ fil fayn, go to yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Nɔ tray fɔ ajɔst ɔ lus am yusɛf.
- Kip am dray: Dis rili impɔtant. If yu splint wet, i kin lɔs in strɔkchɔral integriti ɛn sɔpɔt. Dɔn bak, di mɔs we yu trɔp kin mek yu skin gɛt bad bad rɔsh ɔ infekshɔn.
- Nɔ put ɛnitin insay: I kin tɛmpt yu fɔ yuz tin dɛn lɛk pen ɔ stik fɔ skrach wan it, bɔt nɔ ɛva du dis. Yu kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit yu skin trauma ɛn infɛkshɔn. Dɔn bak, nɔ put loshan ɔ paoda ɔnda di splint.
- Tich pikin dɛm: If di pɔsin we sik na pikin, ɛksplen aw i impɔtant fɔ mek yu nɔ chuk ɔ skrach ɔnda di splint.
- Chek di skin we de rawnd di ed dɛm: Ɛvride, chɛk di ed dɛm fɔ di splint fɔ ɛni sayn we de sho se di skin de irita, blista, ɔ rɛd. If yu notis ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, tɛl yu dɔktɔ.
Aw fɔ was we yu wɛr splint?
Dis na tin we pipul dɛn kin wɔri bɔt. If yu dɔktɔ dɔn tɛl yu se yu nɔ fɔ pul di splint, yu fɔ mek shɔ se i dray fayn fayn wan.
Fɔ fala dɛn step ya:
- Fɔ pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 5 ia yet: I bɛtɛ fɔ was wit spɔnj. Yuz wet klos fɔ klin di bɔdi we yu nɔ put di an we gɛt di sik insay wata.
- Fɔ di wan dɛn we dɔn pas 5 ia: Bɔku tɛm, i kin izi fɔ yuz bathtub pas fɔ shawa fɔ mek di splint nɔ go insay di wata fayn fayn wan.
- Bifo yu was, rap di say we dɛn splin fayn fayn wan insay plastic bag.
- Sial di bag in tap fayn fayn wan wit tep ɔ rɔba band fɔ mek wata nɔ go sidɔm.
- Kip di limb we gɛt splint kɔmɔt na di wata ɔlsay we yu de was.
Impɔtant tin: Ilɛk aw yu tek tɛm, if di wata we de insay ɔ di splint wet fayn fayn wan, kɔntak yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Wan splint we wata dɔn pwɛl kin nid fɔ chenj. I nɔ sef fɔ de na wet splint.
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Ustɛm yu fɔ kɔntak yu dɔktɔ?
We yu wɛr splint, duya wach yusɛf ɔ yu pikin gud gud wan. If yu notis ɛni wan pan dɛn sayn ya, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Nɔ delay, bikɔs dɛn tin ya kin bi sayn fɔ se yu gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm.
- Pen we de go ɔp: Pan ɔl we sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn we kin mek pɔsin nɔ fil fayn na nɔmal tin afta yu dɔn put splint, di pen fɔ stɔp smɔl smɔl. If yu pen kɔntinyu fɔ bɔku ɔ yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia, duya kɔntakt wi.
- Swɛl, chenj in kɔlɔ, ɔ swɛt na yu finga ɔ fut finga dɛn: If yu finga ɔ fut finga dɛn tɔn blu, wayt, ɔ blak, ɔ if yu gɛt tingling ɔ yu nɔ de fil fayn igen, dis kin sho se yu gɛt prɔblɛm wit di blɔd we de kɔmɔt na di blɔd. Dis na mɛdikal imejensi; kɔntak yu lokal imejensi savis ɔ go na di imejensi dipatmɛnt we de nia yu wantɛm wantɛm.
- Splint fil tu tayt ɔ tu lɔs: If di splint fil lɛk se i de stɔp di blɔd ɔ if i fil lɛk se i lɔs ɛn i nɔ ebul fɔ gi di say we yu wund di rayt sɔpɔt, duya go to wi.
- Di splint kin wet, pwɛl, ɔ brok:If di tin wet, nɔ shep igen, ɔ krak krak, i nid fɔ mek pɔsin we sabi du di wok ajɔst.
If yu notis ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, nɔ tray fɔ fiks di splint yusɛf. Kɔntakt yu dɔktɔ ɔ go na ɔspitul we de nia yu kwik kwik wan. Yu sefty na wi top prayoritɛd na Nirogi Lanka.
Wetin bak yu fɔ no?
Splint na ɛp fɔ sɔm tɛm we dɛn mek fɔ sɔpɔt yu injuri we i de wɛl. If yu kia fɔ yu fayn fayn wan ɛn fala dɛn gaydlain ya, yu injuri go wɛl fayn fayn wan, ɛn dis go mek yu ebul fɔ go bak to yu nɔmal rutin kwik kwik wan.
If yu pikin wɛr splint, ɛnkɔrej am mɔ. Ɛp dɛn fɔ ɔndastand se dis na fɔ shɔt tɛm nɔmɔ ɛn i nɔ go te igen dɛn go kam bak to di tin dɛn we dɛn lɛk fɔ du, lɛk fɔ rɔn ɛn ple.
Ki Takeaways (Mɛsej fɔ Tek-Om) .
Wi dɔn kɔba bɔku tin bɔt splint kia. Na dis na sɔm pan di tin dɛn we yu nid fɔ mɛmba:
- Splint na sɔpɔt divays we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek di bon ɛn jɔyn dɛn we wund nɔ muv.
- If di say we di wund dɔn swel, bɔku tɛm dɛn kin yuz splint fɔs pas fɔ yuz ful kɔst.
- Kip di splint dray. Tek tɛm mɔ we yu de was.
- Nɔ put ɛnitin insay di splint ɛn nɔ skrach di skin ɔnda.
- If yu fil pen mɔ, di dijit dɛn kin chenj in kɔlɔ, ɔ if di splint nɔ kin fil fayn, i dɔn pwɛl, ɔ i wet, kɔl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
- Ɔltɛm fala di patikyula instrɔkshɔn dɛn we yu mɛdikal tim dɔn gi yu.
We yu fala dɛn step ya, yu go mek shɔ se yu wɛl fayn fayn wan wit smɔl diskɔmfɔt. Na Nirogi Lanka, wi de ya fɔ sɔpɔt yu fɔ wɛl.
