How To Build an Improvised Splint in the Backcountry
Popular Stories
If you come across a patient, you've done your assessment of their injuries, they're stable, but suffering from an injured arm or leg, you can easily make an improvised split to stabilize and protect the injured body part with stuff you're already carrying with you into the backcountry.
Sign Up for the TGR Gravity Check Newsletter Now
Reinvent your morning scroll with the TGR Gravity Check Newsletter — your source for exclusive stories, breaking news, and first looks at the content you actually care about. Everything action sports and outdoor culture, all in one place. Welcome to Gravity Check.
100% Free.No Spam.Unsubscribe any time.
Guide Micah Rush explains how to fashion an improvised splint out of ski poles, shovel handles, even a jacket, and what the basics are to ensuring your patient has a comfortable, secure splint for their injury to ensure as painless an extraction as possible.
Related Topics
Teton Gravity Research
EditorIt all began with a dream and a little cash scraped together from fishing in Alaska... Since 1995, we've been an action sports media company committed to fueling progression through our ground-breaking films (37 and counting) and online content.
Share on Social