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Sager® Emergency Traction Splints and the Minto Fracture Kit
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What advantage is there to using a Sager® Splint with
Anti-Shock Trousers?
Sager® Splints are so versatile that Anti-Shock Trousers can be applied over the leg of a patient
wearing a Sager® Splint just as easily – probably easier – than on a patient not wearing a
splint at all. After the Sager® is applied, the patient’s fractured femur is stabilized, and it
becomes easy to clothe a patient in an Anti-Shock garment.
Remember:
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The shaft of the splint is closely applied to the medial side of the thigh and the Ischial
Perineal Cushion is located so that it lies in the perineal opening of the Anti-Shock
garment.
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Since the splint is closely applied to the leg, there is excellent contouring of the pressure
bladder of the trouser around the shaft of the splint and over the leg. The possibility of
tenting between the shock trouser and the splint shaft is so small that it becomes
negligible.
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Ischial Pad Traction Splints are irregular in shape and poorly conform to the shape of a
patient’s leg when Anti Shock trousers are applied.
Sager® Splints mate perfectly with
Anti-Shock Trousers – inside and out!
If the patient fits – the Sager® Fits
(Models SX404 and S304).
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