Excess wet plaster on the ends will be folded over.
How to make a gutter splint.
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A splint is cut out into a three or four inch length necessary to immobilize the wrist and injured fingers usually.
The following video demonstrates how to set an ulnar gutter splint.
A dry gauze or cotton material may be inserted between.
Radial gutter splint cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint.
The steps above are usually skipped in prefabricated fiberglass bandages.
A splint may be bisected lengthwise from the fingertips to the wrist.
Fold the splint.
Create a 12 14 layered splint of the desired length by folding over the plaster bandage and stacking the folds to create the splint.
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Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist.