Create a 12 14 layered splint of the desired length by folding over the plaster bandage and stacking the folds to create the splint.
How to make a gutter splint.
A dry gauze or cotton material may be inserted between.
Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist.
Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers.
Excess wet plaster on the ends will be folded over.
The steps above are usually skipped in prefabricated fiberglass bandages.
Fold the splint.
Radial gutter splint cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint.
Trick of the trade.
A splint is cut out into a three or four inch length necessary to immobilize the wrist and injured fingers usually.
Fracture of the fourth or fifth metacarpal and injuries to the fourth and f.
A splint may be bisected lengthwise from the fingertips to the wrist.