An airplane splint is useful for immobilizing certain types of musculoskeletal injuries. Which of ...

An airplane splint is useful for immobilizing certain types of musculoskeletal injuries. Which of the following statements concerning an airplane splint is not correct?
 
  a. It can be used to immobilize either shoulder injuries or knee injuries.
  b. It is considered a rigid splint.
  c. It is used only for injuries that must be maintained at a 90-degree angle.
  d. It is generally considered more difficult to use than a blanket roll.

Question 2

In order to make a SAM splint a rigid splint, you need to:
 
  a. use it in combination with a wooden splint.
  b. make a T shape lengthwise in its middle.
  c. fold it in a double thickness.
  d. use it in a sugar-tong configuration.

Question 3

A fracture of a bone will cause bleeding, and a hematoma forms around the fracture site. Over the next several weeks, this hematoma organizes into a substance called:
 
  a. a callus.
  b. calcium.
  c. cartilage.
  d. a synovium.