The supplies you will need:
All casts start with the stockinette. Use 4"
stockinette and cut it so that the stockinette extends 1" beyond toes
and to your groin.
Take your 4" cast padding and start unrolling
at the ankle. Go around the ankle once to secure the end and work your
way across your foot, do not bunch the cast padding. Do this twice more,
then continue up the leg until threefingers before the groin and work your
way back to the ankle, cutting off the excess. It is important to overlap
by 1/3rd. Now fold the excess stockinette back over the cast padding.
for a walking cast the foot must be at 90 degrees that meens the oposit to pointing you toes and your knee must be at a 30 degree angle.
Put on the disposable gloves. Now take a 6" plaster bandage. Once again start at the ankle and make one complete turn to secure the end. Bring the plaster across the back of the foot to the just before the toes, rapping the foot in plaster. Now repeat this process two more times. Finish the 6" roll by working your way up the leg. Now open a secound 6" Plaster 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 the toes still overlapping by half a bandage width. Start the next 6" roll from the foot and work your way to your groin and back. Now use the fourth 6" roll working your way from the groin to below the knee same with the fith 6" roll. Now use the sixth 6" roll to strengthen the knee by working from just above it down the shin.
As the cast starts to set, Smooth and mold the
cast to the leg.
Now you have the perfect Full Leg cast.
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