The supplies you will need:
- Stockinette, 2".
- Cast Padding, 3".
- 1X Fiberglass Bandage, 2".
- 1X Fiberglass Bandage, 3".
- Disposable latex gloves.
1) Preparing and applying the stockinette
All casts start with the stockinette. Use 2" stockinette and cut it so that the stockinette extends 1" beyond your knuckles and above your elbow. Cut a 1/2" slice at a 45-degree angle where your saddle joint, or thumb, will be. Place the stockinette over your arm and put your thumb through the hole you cut earlier. You can use felt like in Pic 2 for extra padding.
2) Applying the cast padding
Take your 3" cast padding and start unrolling at the wrist. Go around the wrist once to secure the end and work your way across your hand, ripping the cast padding about half way across so that it goes across the thumb without bunching. Do this twice more, then continue up the arm until two fingers before the elbow and work your way back to the wrist, cutting off the excess. It is important to overlap by 1/3 rd. Now fold the 2" excess stockinette back over the cast padding.
3) Applying the Fiberglass bandage
Put on the disposable gloves. Now take a 2" Fiberglass bandage. Once again start at the wrist and make one complete turn to secure the end. But be firm enough so that it does not bunch. As you bring the Fiberglass between the index finger and thumb you let it fold in three so that it is not right up against the thumb. Bring the Fiberglass across the back of the hand to the wrist. Now repeat this process two more times. Finish the 2" roll by working your way down the rest of the arm. Now open the 3" Fiberglass bandage and continue from where you left off. Work your way to the end of the stockinette, making sure to leave a 1/4" of stockinette showing. Continue back to just below the thumb, still overlapping by half a bandage width.
