Sager® Emergency Traction Splints and the Minto Fracture Kit
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The
MAC™
is manipulated free of the patient and mimics
the shape and angle of a fracture. To apply the
MAC™
, the
arms should be lightly placed or centered over the fracture
site and the arms aligned with each side of the fracture.
When applying the
MAC™
, it is important to make sure
that the arms are applied parallel to:
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(a) the muscle silhouette of the limb,
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(b) the bone,
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(c) both the bone and the muscle,
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(d) none of the above
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The
MAC™
lateral and vertical range of motion is:
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(a) 360°
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(b) 90°
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(c) 90° to 180° or,
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(d) 30° to 330°
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The fracture response kit is sized to treat any fracture in the
human body on what size of patient;
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(a) infants, children and adults
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(b) a child (age 6 +) to an adult 5’10”
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(c) the 5th to 99th percentile of patients, or
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(d) “a” and “b”
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The fracture response
MAC™
and padded outer shafts allow
treatment of all of fractures with traction.
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True
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False
11
It is necessary to turn each of the
MAC™
Knobs clockwise
to unlock each of the rotatable arms.
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True
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False
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The
MAC™
should be locked to retain the angle
configuration prior to applying the padded splint shafts.
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True
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False
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An assembled splint that was incorrectly configured
to fit the injured limb can;
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(a) to save time have the locking knobs unlocked and the angles readjusted to
conform to the injured limb then locked and reapplied,
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(b) required to start all over, remove the padded arms, readjust the adaptor to
the correct angle, reapply the padded arms, then reapply the splint, or,
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(c) try moving the limb to conform to the splint.
