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| Fractured Collarbone (Clavical) |
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| Applying a tubular sling |
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| Position the arm and triangular bandage -Put the forearm of the injured side across the chest, fingers pointing toward opposite shoulder. -Position the triangular bandage. -Place an open triangular bandage over the forearm and hand. -The point of the bandage should extend past the elbow and shoulder. Support the forearm and ease the bandage under the hand, forearm and elbow. |
| Carry the lower end around the back and tie the ends -Adjust the height of the sling gently. -Tie the ends together in the hollow of the neck on the unijured side. -Tuck the point in between the forearm and the bandage. -Pad between the arm and the body, in the natural hollows, with soft, firm material. |
| Secure the bandage -Tie a broad bandage from the elbow on the injured side across the body making sure the bandage is firmly in position -The pull of the broad bandage shuold be directed to the rear to keep the fractured bone ends separated. |