Casting: part two
Margaret A Prior Honorary Secretary, RCN Society of Orthopaedic Nursing
Susan Miles National Casting Training Adviser, British Orthopaedic Association
In the second of two articles, Margaret Prior and Susan Miles discuss techniques for the adaptation and removal of casts. They also consider common complications, the provision of appliances and information to patients, as well as some of the problems that may occur when safety is not seen as an inherent part of practice.
Nursing Standard.
13, 29, 42-47.
doi: 10.7748/ns1999.04.13.29.42.c7509
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