Yu an ɔ yu leg dɔn swɛt? Dɔn brok? Mek wi lan ɔltin bɔt ‘Splint’ insay wan simpul we!

Smɔl aksidɛnt ɛn fɔdɔm kin apin di tɛm we wi nɔ bin de ɛkspɛkt na wi layf, nɔto so? We yu an ɔ yu leg wund, ɔ sɔntɛm yu bon brok (fracture), yu go dɔn si dɔktɔ dɛn put splint pan am. So tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt wetin na splint, wetin i de du, ɛn aw fɔ kia fɔ am fayn fayn wan. Dis go rili impɔtant fɔ yu, mɔ if sɔntin lɛk dis apin to yu ɔ sɔmbɔdi na yu famili.

Wetin na ‘splint’? Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan...

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, `(Splint)` na sɔpɔt we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek wan pat we wund ɔ brok pan an, leg, ɔ finga nɔ de muv. I tan lɛk se yu put sɔntin lɛk smɔl bod na in ples ɛn tay am. Dɛn mek am wit wan tin we strɔng smɔl. Dɔn, bikɔs di pat we wund kin de na wan ples we i nɔ de muf, i kin ɛp am fɔ wɛl kwik kwik wan. Imajin, yu gɛt brok bon na yu an. If yu muv yu an da tɛm de, di bon dɛn we dɔn brok kin muf mɔ, ɛn di wund kin wɔs. Na dat dis `(Splint)` de yuz fɔ stɔp.

Wetin dɛn mek dɛn ‘splint’ ya wit?

Dɛn kin yuz difrɛn tin dɛn fɔ mek dis `(Splint). Dɛn na:

• Plastik: Dɛn kin mek sɔm splin dɛn wit plastic we nɔ at, bɔt we strɔng.
• Mɛtal: Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin yuz mɛtal sheet dɛn bak, mɔ usay dɛn nid mɔ trɛnk.
• Plasta: Sɔntɛm yu go dɔn si splint dɛn we dɛn kin mek wit sɔntin lɛk wayt plasta. Dat na plasta `(Splint).`
• Fayba glas: Dis tan lɛk plasta, bɔt i layt, i strɔng, ɛn i nɔ de mek wata pas smɔl.

Sɔm splint dɛn kin gɛt saiz dɛn we dɛn dɔn mek bifo tɛm. Sɔm dɛn kin mold, we min se dɛn kin mek dɛn fɔ fit yu injury. Dis min se dɛn kin mek dɛn fit yu an ɔ yu leg jɔs. Sɔm splint dɛn kin kam insay wan lɔng pat, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn kin kɔmɔt wit sɔm pat dɛn we dɛn jɔyn togɛda.

Wetin kin apin we yu put splint? Wetin na di bɛnifit dɛn we wi kin gɛt?

di men wok we `(Splint)` de du na fכ kip di bon dεm εn di jכint dεm we inju na wan ples, we nכ de muv. We yu du dis: 1. Fɔ wɛl afta yu brok: We bon brok, di pat dɛn we brok nid fɔ nɔ muv fɔ mek dɛn fit togɛda fayn fayn wan ɛn wɛl bak. `(Splint)` de du ɛksaktɔli dat. 2. Afta injuri ɛn ɔpreshɔn: Afta injuri ɔ ɔpreshɔn, `(Splint)` de ɛp fɔ protɛkt di eria ɛn wɛl kwik. 3. Rilif frɔm sik dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit jɔyn: Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt sik dɛn lɛk at at. insay dεn kayn kes dεm ya, dεn kin yuz `(Splint)` fכ gi rεst to dεn joyn dεm de εn rεdכks pen. 4. Fɔ di mɔsul dɛn we wik: Fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt sɔm mɔsul wiknɛs (palsies), dat na di wan dɛn we dɛn mɔsul dɛn nɔ de wok fayn, dɛn kin yuz splint bak as sɔpɔt fɔ da patikyula pat de.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ``(Splint)`` tan lɛk ``rɛst'' we dɛn gi to eria we wund. Dat rɛst na in de ɛp am fɔ wɛl kwik kwik wan.

Wetin mek sɔntɛnde dɔktɔ dɛn kin put ‘splint’ instead ɔf ‘kas’?

Yu kin de wɔnda, "Wetin mek yu nɔ jɔs de put big `(Cast)` pan ɛvri injuri, bɔt sɔntɛnde yu kin put `(Splint)`?" Gud rizin de fɔ dat. Di men rizin na fɔ swel. Imajin, yu brok yu leg, ɛn di sem tɛm, da say de dɔn swel bad bad wan. Wetin go apin if yu put tayt `(Cast)` pan am wantɛm wantɛm na tɛm lɛk dat? di swel kin mek di `(Cast)` ivin tayt frכm insay, we kin intafεr di bכdi fכ fכlכ εn inkrεs pen. Dat na tin we denja. Bɔt wan `(Splint)` nɔ tan lɛk dat. biכs wan `(Splint)` kin opin na wan say, כ dεn mek am di we we i kin izi fכ lכs, rum de fכ am ivin if di swel de bכku. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin put `(Splint)` pan am fɔs we di swɛlin stil de, ɛn afta sɔm dez, we di swel go dɔŋ, dɛn kin put `(Cast)` pan di wund fɔ gi am mɔ protɛkshɔn. Yu ɔndastand? So, splint na di bɛst tɛmporari sɔlvishɔn we swel de.

Aw fɔ kia fɔ splint fayn fayn wan? Mek shɔ se yu mɛmba dɛn tin ya!

Okay, naw we yu gɛt splint, i rili impɔtant fɔ tek kia ɔf am gud gud wan. If yu nɔr tek kia ɔf am fayn, i nɔ kin jɔs delay di wund fɔ wɛl, bɔt i kin mek yu skin rash/iritashɔn bak. Na sɔm tin dɛn we yu fɔ mɛmba:

• Nɔ tray fɔ ajɔst di splint na os: Kip am na in ples lɛk aw yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu. If yu fil se i tu tayt, i de mek yu fil pen, ɔ yu nɔ de fil fayn, kɔl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Nɔ tray fɔ ajɔst ɔ lus am yusɛf.
• Nɔ mek di splint wet: Dis na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. If di splint wet, i kin lɔs in sɔpɔt fɔ di bon dɛn. Nɔto dat nɔmɔ, bɔt we i wet, chans de fɔ mek blista ɛn rash na di skin.
• Nɔ put ɛnitin insay di `(Splint)`: Sɔm pipul dɛn gɛt abit fɔ put tin dɛn lɛk pis pan pen, stik, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn insay di `(Splint)` we dɛn de skrach. Nɔ du dat. If yu du dat, i kin pwɛl di skin ɛn mek yu gɛt infekshɔn. Dɔn bak, nɔ put ɛni loshan ɔ paoda insay di `(Splint)`.
• Tɛl yu pikin nɔ fɔ skrach di splint: If na smɔl pikin, ɛksplen dis to dɛn. Instrakt dɛn fɔ tɛl di dɔktɔ if i it.
• Chek di skin we de rawnd di ed dɛm fɔ di splint: Chek at le wan tɛm insay di de fɔ ɛni blista, sɔri, ɔ rɛd we kin stɔp na di ed dɛm fɔ di splint. If yu si ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, mek yu dɔktɔ no.

Aw yu kin was we yu wɛr splint?

Dis na prɔblɛm bak fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn. If di dɔktɔ tɛl yu nɔ fɔ pul yu splint ivin we yu de was, den yu fɔ tek tɛm mek i nɔ wet.Na di tin dɛn we yu kin du wit am:

• Fɔ pikin we nɔ rich 5 ia yet: Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ gi am ``Spɔnj bat.`` Dat min se fɔ was am wit wet klos ɔ spɔnj. Nɔ put di pikin insay wata.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we dɔn pas 5 ia: I bɛtɛ fɔ was na ``(Bath tub)`` pas ``(Shower)`` bikɔs i izi fɔ mek di ``(Splint)`` nɔ wet.
• Bifo yu was, kɔba di an ɔ yu leg wit di splint tayt wan wit plastic bag.
• Sial di bag in tap tayt wit rɔba band ɔ tep so dat wata nɔ go go insay.
• We yu de was, mek di say we dɛn splin nɔ de insay di wata kpatakpata. Yu kin kip am prɔp ɔp na di sayd we di tub de.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl: If, ilɛk aw yu tek tɛm, ivin smɔl wata lik kɔmɔt, ɔ if di splint rili wet, kɔl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Sɔntɛm dɛn go nid fɔ chenj am. If yu kip wet splint, dat nɔ go du yu ɛni gud.

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If yu jɔs gɛt smɔl wata, yu kin yuz ia drya na di kol ɔ fan-onli sɛtin ɛn blo dray yu ia. Bɔt if i rili wet, mek shɔ se yu tɛl yu dɔktɔ .

Ustɛm a fɔ kɔl di dɔktɔ?

If yu ɔ yu pikin gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya we yu de wɛr splint, yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Nɔ delay, bikɔs dɛn tin ya kin bi sayn fɔ se yu gɛt siriɔs sik.

• If di pen de wɔs: Afta yu dɔn put di `(Splint)`, di pen fɔ ɔltɛm go dɔŋ smɔl smɔl. If nɔto dat, if di pen de wɔs, ɔ if di pen nɔ de bia.
• If yu finga ɔ fut finga dɛn dɔn swel, di kɔlɔ dɔn chenj, ɔ yu nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ trɛnk: If yu finga ɔ fut finga dɛn na di an ɔ fut we gɛt splin, tan lɛk blu, wayt, ɔ blak, ɔ if yu de swɛla ɔ yu de swɛla, dis kin bi sayn fɔ se blɔd dɔn rɔtin. Dis na imejensi!
• If di `(Splint)` fil tu tayt ɔ tu lɔs: If di `(Splint)` fil tayt ɛn stɔp di blɔd flɔ, ɔ if di `(Splint)` fil tu lɔs ɛn nɔ sɔpɔt di say we injuri fayn fayn wan.
• If di `(Splint)` wet ɔ brok: As wi bin dɔn tɔk, if di `(Splint)` wet, if ɛni pat pan am brok, ɔ if i lɔs, i nɔ bad.

If yu si ɛnitin lɛk dis, nɔ jɔs du ɛnitin we yu fil fɔ du, bɔt kɔl yu dɔktɔ dairekt ɛn gɛt advays. Dat na di tin we sef pas ɔl fɔ du.

Wetin bak a nid fɔ no?

Splint na ɛp fɔ sɔm tɛm we dɛn kin gi pɔsin we wund we i de wɛl. If yu yuz am fayn ɛn tek kia ɔf am fayn, yu injuri go wɛl kwik ɛn yu go ebul fɔ bigin yu nɔmal tin dɛn bak. If yu pikin gɛt splin, ɛnkɔrej am. Ɛp am fɔ kip di splint na in ples. Mek i no se insay sɔm dez ɔl dis diskɔmfɔt go dɔn ɛn i go ebul fɔ ple, rɔn, ɛn jomp bak.

Fɔ dɔn, di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, wi don tok plenti abaut `(Splint)` nau, no bi so? Di men tin dɛn we yu fɔ mɛmba frɔm ɔl dɛn tin ya na dɛn wan ya:

• Splint na sɔpɔt we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek di bon ɛn jɔyn dɛn we wund nɔ muv.
• if di εria we inju swel, na ``Splint'' na di fכs tin we dεn fכ put pas ``Cast''.
• Nɔ mek di splint wet. Tek tɛm bad bad wan we yu de was.
• Nɔ put ɛnitin insay di splint ɔ skrach am.
• If di pen go bɔku, di kɔlɔ fɔ yu finga dɛn chenj, di splint fil tu tayt/lɔs, ɔ wet/brɔk, tɛl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
• Fɔ fala di dɔktɔ in instrɔkshɔn dɛn di rayt we.

If yu fala dɛn instrɔkshɔn ya kɔrɛkt wan, yu nɔ go gɛt ɛni prɔblɛm wit di splint, ɛn yu wund dɛn go wɛl kwik kwik wan!