The #EM3 team demonstrates the steps required to apply the Kendrick traction device (KTD) for immobilising femur fractures, along with additional advice for doctor and nursing staff.
major flaws in the video .: we do not place a fixation on the joint, the wand, weigh it to the foot, all the tapes are put on before stretching. avoiding the bow effect, bending.
Funny enough I always know how to apply (any) traction splint like 5min after watching instructions .....one week later, similar story, particularly on real patient ....opening the package followed by “oh f****”🤦♂️😀👋👋. Thank you for video!
So first off, manual traction needs to be maintained until mechanical traction has been applied. Second you don’t wrap the strap around the knee until after the mechanical traction has been applied. Please don’t “teach” how to use a device, if you don’t know how to properly use it.
Way too complicated. Throw that thing away! The ONLY traction splint you need is the Slishman Gen 2 Traction Splint. You could have put the Slishman Gen 2 Traction Splint on and taken it off 5 times in the time it took to put this 18th century device on!
