A Simple Technique for Forming a Hand/Wrist Splint in an Uncooperative Child

A child with an injury is usually upset and uncooperative. It is therefore challenging to mold an adequate light weight splint for hand or wrist injuries. The more you endeavor to achieve a suitable result, the more the distressed the child will get and the more likely you will achieve a soft malformed splint. We present a quick and useful technique to mold a plaster on a child which maintains its position until the plaster sets.