Brindille
| 10:19 Feb 13, 2011 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical: Instruments / List of equipment for a ship's infirmary | |||||||
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| 3 +1 | (sounds like) splints |
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| Ahoy sailor |
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peer agreement (net): +1(sounds like) splints Explanation: FINGER SPLINTS / ZIMMER SPLINTS. Aluminium 13mm, 19mm & 25mm. FISTULA NEEDLES. Full Range ... MEDECINE SPOONS. Full range. MUCUS EXTRACTORS. Fg 6, 10, 14 ... www.yugosun.com/medical_disposables.pdf Buy Zimmer splints from top rated stores. Comparison shopping for the best price. www.bizrate.com/medicine-remedies/zimmer-splints/ - 6515014941951, SPLINT UNIVERSAL ALUM 36"O/A LG 4.25"W GRAY & OLIVE ... 6515015195872, SYRINGE AND NEEDLE HYPODERMIC SAFETY 3ML 23GA STER DISP 25S, PG, 1 EA ... www.olive-drab.com › Military Medicine |
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| Reference: Ahoy sailor Reference information: To minimise skin complications, a padded aluminium-alloy malleable FINGER SPLINT (ZIMMER SPLINT) was used as the splint of choice in our unit (Fig. 2). Figure 2 ZIMMER SPLINT applied for MALLET FINGER injury [doesn't look much like what I would call a brindille, however] MALLET FINGER (loss of continuity of the conjoined lateral band at the DIP joint with a characteristic flexion deformity or drooping of the DIP joint) is caused by the loss of continuity of the distal insertion of the extensor tendon. It is a COMMON HAND INJURY, arising from very minor incidents, such as tripping over and bed making (Abouna and Brown 1968). This is usually managed conservatively (Wilson and Khoo 2001) with splintage http://www.hand-therapy.co.uk/BJHT_SPRING05_web.pdf I wonder how much accident-incurring bedmaking goes on onboard ship ... |
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