Table of contents
Section One:
Instruction guidelines
1
Section Two:
The anatomy and physiology of fractures
4
Section Three:
Sager’s Application for splinting femoral fractures
13
Section Four:
Sager’s features, advantages and benefits
23
Section Five:
Sager® components
27
Section Six:
Sager® Questions and answers
30
Section Seven:
Contraindications and cleaning
36
Section Eight, Appendix A:
Practical exam/Student exercise for the
S300 & 400 Series Splints 38
Section Nine:
The Minto Fracture
Kit (MFK)
50
Section Ten: Appendix B:
Practical exam/Student exercise for the
The Minto Fracture
Kit (MFK)
59
Additional Handouts
Handouts:
User’s Handbook, Why Traction,
Traction Force Challenge,
Emergency Orthopedics:
The Extremities,
USA ICD9 Projections,
Suggested Reading,
Power Point presentation and/or overhead projections
For more information on Sager® Emergency Traction Splints,
visit our world wide web site at:
www.sagersplints.com
Minto Research & Development, Inc.
Manufacturer’s of:
Sager® Emergency Traction Splints,
Minto®Fracture Kit
(
MFK
) and
other quality medical products.
is a registered trademark of Minto Research & Development, Inc.
Authors:
Jerald M. Fikes, BSN, MSN,
Director, Emergency Services, Mercy
Hospital, Redding, CA.,
Anthony G. Borschneck, M.D.,
Redding, CA
Editor:
Anne L. Borschneck, AA, BA
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Redding, CA, USA, 96002-9223
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