Page 161 - Orthopedic Casts and Splints2
P. 161
Performance Measures GO NO GO
16. Prepared casting materials. —— ——
17. Placed fiberglass casting gloves on hands. —— ——
18. Opened fiberglass casting package. —— ——
19. Applied 1st and 2nd plaster/fiberglass roll. —— ——
20. Laminated the casting material. —— ——
21. Applied reinforcement splints to the cast . —— ——
22. Applied 3rd and 4th plaster/fiberglass rolls . —— ——
23. Molded the cast material to extremity. —— ——
24. Trimmed cast to fit patient. —— ——
25. Checked range of motion ( ROM ) of shoulders and hips. —— ——
26. Checked cast dimensions. —— ——
27. Applied 5th and 6th plaster/fiberglass rolls —— ——
28. Checked patient's capillary refill and airway. —— ——
29. Cleaned plaster resin off patient's skin using a damp wash cloth, towel or alcohol —— ——
pad.
30. Annotated the procedure applied to the patient in medical record or SF 513. —— ——
31. Escorted patient or direct patient to front desk to make a follow up appointment. —— ——
Evaluation Guidance: Score the orthopaedic technician a GO on the task, if all steps are passed (P).
Score the orthopaedic technician a NO-GO( NG ) if any step is failed (F). All performance measures must
be passed to receive a go.
References
Required Related
0812110-0765
0-8151-0910-5
0-8342-0763-X
38709590
TC 8-640
158
