Comments on: Musculoskeletal disorders http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/2008/07/11/musculoskeletal/ Vocational Nursing education online Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: erwjac http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/2008/07/11/musculoskeletal/comment-page-1/#comment-11 erwjac Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:00:40 +0000 http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/?p=1#comment-11 Today my contribution will be about casts. • Observe for the following: • Increased pain and swelling which is not controlled with ice, elevation, and/or pain medication. • A feeling that the splint or cast is too tight. • Numbness and tingling in your hand or foot. • Burning and stinging. • Excessive swelling below the cast. • Loss of active movement of toes or fingers, which requires an urgent evaluation by your doctor. • A feeling of a blister developing in your cast. • A feeling that that the calf is becoming swollen, tight and painful inside the cast. • Notice any unusual odor coming from inside the cast. • If the cast breaks or becomes too loose. • If the cast edges are causing skin problems. • If a fever develops. Mrs. Walsh RN Today my contribution will be about casts. • Observe for the following:
• Increased pain and swelling which is not controlled with ice, elevation, and/or pain medication.
• A feeling that the splint or cast is too tight.
• Numbness and tingling in your hand or foot.
• Burning and stinging.
• Excessive swelling below the cast.
• Loss of active movement of toes or fingers, which requires an urgent evaluation by your doctor.
• A feeling of a blister developing in your cast.
• A feeling that that the calf is becoming swollen, tight and painful inside the cast.
• Notice any unusual odor coming from inside the cast.
• If the cast breaks or becomes too loose.
• If the cast edges are causing skin problems.
• If a fever develops.

Mrs. Walsh RN

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