Sɔntɛnde, wi kin gɛt smɔl aksidɛnt we wi nɔ kin ivin tink bɔt, nɔto so? Fɔdɔm we wi de ple kriket ɛn swɛt wi an, slip we wi de du os wok ɛn twist wi anklɛ, ɔ ol pɔsin fɔdɔm smɔl... Na tɛm lɛk dis, di dɔktɔ kin aks yu fɔ put ‘splint’. Tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt wetin na dis splint, wetin kin apin wit am, ɛn di tin dɛn we wi nid fɔ tek tɛm wit we wi de yuz am.
Wetin rili na splint?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, splint na mɛrɛsin we de ɛp fɔ mek wan pat pan yu bɔdi we dɔn wund nɔ de na in ples ɛn i nɔ de muf. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz dɛn tin ya fɔ protɛkt ɛn sɔpɔt wan pat na yu bɔdi afta yu dɔn wund. sכmtεm dεn kin kכl dεn tin ya ‘braces’ כ ‘orthoses’.
Aw lɔng yu nid fɔ wɛr dis go dipen pan di kayn ɛn aw yu injuri bad. Yu dɔktɔ go ɛksplen dis to yu ditayli. I go tɛl yu bak bɔt ɛni ɔda tritmɛnt we yu go nid fɔ ɛp di injuri fɔ wɛl ɛn alaw yu fɔ yuz di pat na yu bɔdi nɔmal wan bak.
Us sityueshɔn dɛn dɛn kin yuz splint?
Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz splint fɔ trit bɔku kɔmɔn injury dɛn we wi kin gɛt na wi layf ɛvride. Dɛn kin yuz dɛn bak pan sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn. Lɛ wi si wetin dɛn bi.
| Injuri dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt | Ɔda Kɔndishɔn dɛn |
|---|---|
| Sprains we kin mek pɔsin swɛt | Kכndishכn dεm we de pwεl di nεv dεm (Peripheral neuropathy) . |
| Mɔsul dɛn we kin strɛs | Atraytis we pɔsin kin gɛt |
| Tεndon ɔ ligament injuri | Sik dεm we de wik כ lכs di joyn dεm (e.g. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) . |
| Sɔm kayn bon dɛn we kin brok | Nεv sistεm sik dεm (e.g. Mכltipכl Sklεrosis (MS), Spina Bifida, Sεribral Palsi) . |
| Dislɔkeshɔn dɛn | Afta sɔm ɔtpidik ɔpreshɔn dɛn |
Wetin kin rili apin wit splint?
Di men wok we splint de du na fɔ kip di pat we wund na wan ples we i nɔ de muf . Wi kin kɔl dis ‘immobilization’. Imajin se yu gɛt brok bon na yu an. Ɛnitɛm we yu muv da an de, di bon dɛn we dɔn brok kin muf rawnd, ɛn dis kin mek di pen mɔ ɛn mɔ ɛn mek i nɔ wɛl. Wetin splint de du na fɔ stɔp da muvmɛnt de.
Dɛn kin mek am wit tin we at lɛk mɛtal ɔ plastic, ɛn i kin gɛt sɔft tin lɛk fom insay fɔ mek yu skin nɔ pwɛl ɛn fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt prɛshɔn sɔl.
We yu stɔp fɔ muv dis we, dɛn nɔ go put wet ɛn prɛshɔn we nɔ nid fɔ de na di say we yu wund. Dis kin gi di eria chans fɔ wɛl fayn fayn wan. Dis kin ɛp bak fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt pen ɛn swɛlin.
Us kayn splin dɛn de?
Splint dɛn kin gɛt difrɛn saiz ɛn shep dɛn. Dis na bikɔs dɛn nid fɔ fit difrɛn pat dɛn na di bɔdi. di pat dεm na di bכdi we dεn kin yus splin pan na:
- Finga dɛn
- An
- Ɛlbo ɛn fɔram
- Ni
- Anklɛ ɛn fut
Yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu us kayn yu nid, usay fɔ gɛt am, ɛn aw fɔ yuz am.
We yu go na ɔspitul imejensi rum (ETU) afta aksidɛnt, dɛn kin yuz fayv glas splint as di fɔs tritmɛnt fɔ di bon we brok. Dis na bikɔs if yu put kast pan di wund we i stil swel, i kin tayt ɛn kɔt di blɔd we de flɔ as di swel de go ɔp. Bikɔs i kin izi fɔ mek dɛn ajɔst di splint, dɛn kin yuz am fɔ mek di bon nɔ chenj te di swɛlin stɔp.
difrεn kayn splint dεm de dipכnt pan di wok we dεn de du:
- Statik splint: Dɛn tin ya kin stɔp di pat we wund fɔ muv kpatakpata. Yu nɔ go ebul fɔ muv di pat we i de na in ples.
- Statik prɔgrɛsiv splint: Dɛn wan ya kin stɔp di muvmɛnt bak, bɔt dɛn kin ajɔst, we min se dɛn kin put dɛn bak. Di dɔktɔ kin ajɔst di say we di splint de as tɛm de go fɔ ɛp di injuri fɔ wɛl.
- Dynamik splint dɛn: .We yu de wɛr dis, yu kin muv di say we yu wund smɔl, bɔt na insay di rɛnj we di dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ du.
- siriכs statik splint: dεn kin yus dεn fכ kip di εria we injuri insay maksimal strεch. Dis kin ɛp fɔ mek di tisu dɛn we de rawnd am nɔ ebul fɔ chenj.
Wetin na di bɛnifit dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i yuz splint?
Splint gɛt bɔku bɛnifit dɛn pas di kɔst dɛn.
- I izi fɔ put ɛn pul: I izi fɔ put splint pas fɔ put plasta ɛn pul am if nid de.
- Adjustable: If i swel, di strap ɔ Velcro® kin izi fɔ lus ɛn ajɔst. Dis nɔ pɔsibul wit plasta.
- I kin izi fɔ yuz: Bɔku tɛm i kin smɔl pas plasta, so i kin izi smɔl fɔ kɛr am go na ɛvride layf.
- Klin: Na if yu dɔktɔ gi yu permishɔn nɔmɔ , yu kin pul am we yu de shaw ɛn klin.
Ɛni risk de wit dis?
Di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin we pɔsin yuz splint kin rili smɔl, bɔt sɔntɛnde dɛn tin ya kin apin:
- Skin iritashɔn, lɛk fɔ rɛd ɛn it
- Prɛshɔn sɔr dɛn
- Di kɔmpreshɔn na di nɛv kin mek pɔsin nɔ fil fayn
- Infεkshכn dεm we de kכmכt frכm di wund dεm na di skin
Di chans fɔ mek dɛn kayn tin ya apin rili smɔl, bɔt i impɔtant fɔ tɛl yu dɔktɔ if yu fil ɛnitin lɛk dis.
Aw lɔng a fɔ wɛr di splint?
Dis kin dipen ɔl pan yu injury ɔr kɔndishɔn. I kin tek sɔm wiks, ɔ wan mɔnt ɔ mɔ. Insay sɔm sik dɛn we nɔ de mɛn, yu kin nid fɔ wɛr splint fɔ di res ɔf yu layf. Fɔ fala yu dɔktɔ in instrɔkshɔn fɔ aw lɔng fɔ wɛr am ɛn ustɛm fɔ pul am.
Ustɛm a fɔ go to di dɔktɔ?
If yu si ɛni wan pan di sayn dɛn we de dɔŋ ya we yu de wɛr di splint, nɔ de te ɛn tɛl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm ɔ go na ɔspitul.
- If yu gɛt pen we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia .
- If di swɛlin fil lɛk se i de wɔs .
- If di skin kɔlɔ chenj (tɔn blu, dak pepul).
- If yu gɛt numbness ɔ tingling .
- If yu nɔ ebul fɔ muv di finga dɛn na di an ɔ leg we gɛt di splint.
Dɛn tin ya kin bi sayn fɔ se sɔntin de we de ambɔg blɔd fɔ kɔmɔt insay, so tek tɛm bad bad wan bɔt dɛn tin ya.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Splint na sɔpɔt we de mek di bɔdi pat we dɔn wund nɔ muv ɛn ɛp am fɔ wɛl.
- Nɔ ɛva pul di splint, lus in strap dɛn, ɔ mek ɛni chenj if yu dɔktɔ nɔ advays yu.
- If yu fil pen we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia, yu de swel mɔ ɛn mɔ, yu de swɛla, ɔ yu nɔ ebul fɔ muv yu finga dɛn, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
- Fɔ wɛr di splint jɔs lɛk aw yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu, impɔtant fɔ mek yu wund wɛl kwik ɛn fayn fayn wan.
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