Significant rate of misuse of the Hare traction splint for children with femoral shaft fractures

J Emerg Nurs. 2013 Jan;39(1):97-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.10.008.

Authors

Margot C Daugherty¹, Charles T Mehlman, Suzanne Moody, Tom LeMaster, Richard A Falcone Jr

Affiliation

¹ Trauma Service, Division of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. margot.daugherty@cchmc.org

PMID: 23295094
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.10.008

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Nursing
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure / statistics & numerical data*
Femoral Fractures / surgery*
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Splints*
Traction / instrumentation*
Traction / nursing