The #EM3 team demonstrates the steps required to apply the Kendrick traction device (KTD) for immobilising femur fractures, along with additional advice for doctor and nursing staff.
Funny enough I always know how to apply (any) traction splint like 5min after watching instructions .....one week later, similar story, particularly on real patient ....opening the package followed by “oh f****”🤦♂️😀👋👋. Thank you for video!
major flaws in the video .: we do not place a fixation on the joint, the wand, weigh it to the foot, all the tapes are put on before stretching. avoiding the bow effect, bending.
So first off, manual traction needs to be maintained until mechanical traction has been applied. Second you don’t wrap the strap around the knee until after the mechanical traction has been applied. Please don’t “teach” how to use a device, if you don’t know how to properly use it.
Way too complicated. Throw that thing away! The ONLY traction splint you need is the Slishman Gen 2 Traction Splint. You could have put the Slishman Gen 2 Traction Splint on and taken it off 5 times in the time it took to put this 18th century device on!
No where near as simple and sophisticated as the Slishman traction device. The Slishman Gen 2 device is second to none in the WORLD!
*Sponsored by the Slishman Traction Device Corporation* 😂
Funny enough I always know how to apply (any) traction splint like 5min after watching instructions .....one week later, similar story, particularly on real patient ....opening the package followed by “oh f****”🤦♂️😀👋👋. Thank you for video!
major flaws in the video .: we do not place a fixation on the joint, the wand, weigh it to the foot, all the tapes are put on before stretching. avoiding the bow effect, bending.
Isn't the traction applied manually and then MAINTAINED by the splint?
Do that for a Hare or Thomas half ring because you need to lift the leg to get it into the splint. No need with the KTD.
Very helpful, thankyou!
Love this
Hi, how long can you keep a Kendrick splint on for?
It takes less than 30 seconds to apply the Slishman Gen 2 Traction Device.
Is it help in tibia fracture??
Kendrick splints are mostly used for femur fractures. Tibia fractures would usually require a backslab.
No tib/fib fracture, hip/pelvic, or knee injuries… any of those, it is a contraindication for use
Mid shaft femur
That would be the Slishman Traction Splint!
Kendrick guidance states contraindications for lower limb injury and severe knee injury - Pelvic injury is safe to use in (according to guidance)
So first off, manual traction needs to be maintained until mechanical traction has been applied. Second you don’t wrap the strap around the knee until after the mechanical traction has been applied. Please don’t “teach” how to use a device, if you don’t know how to properly use it.
The instruction manual says to apply the knee strap first. Have a look yourself.
Way too complicated. Throw that thing away! The ONLY traction splint you need is the Slishman Gen 2 Traction Splint. You could have put the Slishman Gen 2 Traction Splint on and taken it off 5 times in the time it took to put this 18th century device on!
designed in the 70s and never improved. this splint is junk.
Have you used it?