Taking care of your cast
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34219
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Emergency Department.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0117
- Available Online
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Some specific instructions for how to take care of fibreglass and plaster casts are described. Instructions for caring for all other types of casts are also provided. How to keep your cast dry and what to do if you have any problems are listed. The French version of this pamphlet 1108, "Comment prendre soin de votre plâtre," is also available.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Emergency Department
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (4 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Casts, Surgical
- Immobilization
- Bone and Bones - injuries
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Plaster casts
- Bones--Wounds and injuries
- Abstract
- Some specific instructions for how to take care of fibreglass and plaster casts are described. Instructions for caring for all other types of casts are also provided. How to keep your cast dry and what to do if you have any problems are listed. The French version of this pamphlet 1108, "Comment prendre soin de votre plâtre," is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Care of a plaster cast
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Emergency Department, QEII ; Revised by: Orthopedics, NSHA
- Pamphlet Number
- 0117
Comment prendre soin de votre plâtre
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34831
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Emergency Department.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1108
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
On y décrit de manière précise comment prendre soin des plâtres conventionnels et des plâtres en fibre de verre. On y trouve des instructions sur la manière de prendre soin de tous les autres types de plâtres. Le lecteur y apprendra comment garder son plâtre sec et ce qu’il doit faire en cas de problèmes. ; This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 0117, “Taking Care of Your Cast”. Some specific instructions for how to take care of fibreglass and plaster casts are described. Instruct…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Emergency Department
- Alternate Title
- Taking care of your cast
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (4 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Casts, Surgical
- Immobilization
- Bone and Bones - injuries
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Plaster casts
- Bones--Wounds and injuries
- Abstract
- On y décrit de manière précise comment prendre soin des plâtres conventionnels et des plâtres en fibre de verre. On y trouve des instructions sur la manière de prendre soin de tous les autres types de plâtres. Le lecteur y apprendra comment garder son plâtre sec et ce qu’il doit faire en cas de problèmes.
- This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 0117, “Taking Care of Your Cast”. Some specific instructions for how to take care of fibreglass and plaster casts are described. Instructions for caring for all other types of casts are also provided. How to keep your cast dry and what to do if you have any problems are listed.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Emergency Department, QEII; Revised by: Orthopedics, NSHA
- Pamphlet Number
- 1108
Handbook of splinting and casting
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31824
Stephen R. Thompson, Dan A. Zlotolow.
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier/Mosby
, c2012.
- Available Online
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- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Thompson, Stephen R
- Other Authors
- Zlotolow, Dan A
- Responsibility
- Stephen R. Thompson, Dan A. Zlotolow
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier/Mosby
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 309 p.)
- Series Title
- Mobile medicine
- ISBN
- 9780323086660 (electronic bk.)
- 9780323078023
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Splints
- Casts, Surgical
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Splints
- Casts, Surgical
- Surgical plaster casts - Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Splints (Surgery) - Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Contents
- Pt. 1. Analgesia -- pt. 2. Reduction maneuvers -- pt. 3. Splints and casts -- pt. 4. Traction maneuvers.
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Hip Spica Cast
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37937
IWK. Orthopaedic Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0074
- Available Online
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The purpose of the hip spica cast is to guide the healing process of injured hip joints or fractured femurs by holding the leg in the correct position. The cast is made of plaster and is usually wrapped in fiberglass to provide an extra layer of strength.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- IWK. Orthopaedic Clinic
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Fracture Fixation
- Fractures, Bone - rehabilitation
- Hip Injuries - therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Fractures--Treatment
- Hip joint--Wounds and injuries--Treatment
- Surgical plaster casts
- Abstract
- The purpose of the hip spica cast is to guide the healing process of injured hip joints or fractured femurs by holding the leg in the correct position. The cast is made of plaster and is usually wrapped in fiberglass to provide an extra layer of strength.
- Responsibility
- IWK Orthopaedic Clinic, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0074
