Traction and Saager splint Contraindication

[Chief1C]

Had a call a few years ago, snow machine accident, involving a wooden fence. Open tib/fib, literally fluid coming out of the bone ends; and bilateral femur fx. Used a KB on the left leg, use a Reel traction splint on the right. Pulled traction on the femur, and splinted the lower limb in place, with pulses present at all times. Amazing device, very expensive. Flew the patient(s) out on two medevac's, all of them had femur fractures. We got back two KB's, a Hare splint, and the MAST. But we never saw the Reel again. We have several Sager splints, but I've yet to find anyone who is willing to use it b/c of ignorance mainly.

[AnthonyM83]

I hope you can visualize what I am describing.

Copy. Makes sense, thanks.

[Maria Shila Clarion Caraan]

here in my work place our local protocol (PHECC) the only contraindications of traction splinting are A) Pelvic fx knee fx C) partial amputation D) injuries of the lower third of the lower leg E) hip injury that prohibits normal alignment. So definitely I can do the traction splinting on the femur shaft in both close and open fracture.