Fracture Immobilization in an Austere Environment: A Comparative Study of Military Special Operations Medical Personnel using a SAM Splint vs a One-Step Spray on Foam

Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Improved body-armor and mine resistant vehicles have improved battlefield survivability, but now nearly 50% of casualties have a musculoskeletal extremity injury. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate current SAM splint techniques utilized for a dist...

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Main Authors: Kevin D. Martin DO, Alicia Unangst DO, Jaime Chisholm PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00297