Jango
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Anyone out there have good high resolution pictures of SAM splints in use? I am working on a training class on splinting and I am in need of some good pictures. If anyone can be of help I would appreciate it!
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Airwaygoddess
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Sam splints!
Hi Jango! here is 2 email addresses for Sam splints, hope this helps! ^_^
info@sammedical.com
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www.sammedical.com
Hi Jango! here is 2 email addresses for Sam splints, hope this helps! ^_^
info@sammedical.com
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www.sammedical.com
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Jango
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Awesome! I will try that and see what they hook me up with!
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mikie
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I think it was on the SAM splint's website or somewhere else, if I recall...
I saw a make-shift C-Collar made from a Sam Splint...I wouldn't use it on a pt. if I had the real collar, as it seems it wouldn't be as stable
I saw a make-shift C-Collar made from a Sam Splint...I wouldn't use it on a pt. if I had the real collar, as it seems it wouldn't be as stable
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Jango
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Those are actually quite helpful, I am essentially teaching leg and arm splints. The conditions they are operating in.....no c collars. Although I am very interested in how well a sam would work in that capacity....better than nothing.
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I was working on a class on splinting and got really frustrated because I couldn't find a good illustration of how to use a pillow to splint an ankle. Finally just grabbed a pillow, some duct tape and my oldest son and took one myself!
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Jango
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I pretty much did just that....found an airman and told them they get to be famous. Ahhh....the joys of being an NCO. And yes.....despite SAMs having pictures on them and a nice detailed insert on how to use them.....NO ONE EVEN NOTICES THEM.
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I found this photo gallery on the SAM Medical Products website.
Hope it helps.
http://sammedical.com/gallery/main.php
Hope it helps.
http://sammedical.com/gallery/main.php
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This image I photographed for the new Brady Paramedic Care (Bledsoe) book. The SAM splint is used to hold a large trauma dressing in place. It can easily be placed under and around the patient with minimal movement of the patient. Fold back the ends and use kerlex, etc. to bind the SAM splint snug to hold the trauma dressing in place.
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That is THE question one asks another if you're from St. Louis!
-I would know because I'm from there
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Yes it is an imaginative way to use the splint. I meant to ask Bledose if this was his brainchild. I went to McCluer North high school.
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I doubt they would be helpful at all for C-spine- in fact I would not try it because it could cause further harm. If you dont have a c-collar available, best bet is to manually hold the pt in C-spine until backup or PI arrives
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And what happens if you're in a MCI and run out of C-Collars? While I admit using a SAM Splint as a C-Collar is not the first choice of spinal immobilization, it will work in a pinch. We've actually practiced this in training, and it works just as well as a traditional one when done correctly.