Air Splint - Full Arm

This full arm air splint is an inflatable splint measuring 770mm long by 480mm wide at the top, sized to support and immobilise a suspected upper limb injury along the whole arm rather than a single joint.

Why choose a full arm air splint

The arm is the limb where a rigid splint is hardest to apply well, because the patient is usually sitting up, frightened, and holding the arm in whatever position hurts least. A full arm air splint immobilises by surrounding the limb with even, low pressure, so it can be applied without forcing the arm into a shape that fits a board.

At 770mm it spans the full arm, which matters because the rule of immobilisation is to include the joint above and below the injury. A forearm splint on a suspected humerus fracture leaves the elbow free, and a limb that can still move at a joint near the fracture is not immobilised in any useful sense.

Inflate it by mouth, never with a pump - lung pressure is self-limiting where a pump is not, and over-inflation compresses the very circulation you are trying to protect. Then check colour, warmth, sensation and the radial pulse after application and at intervals, since swelling continues and can tighten a correctly applied splint.

Key features

• 770mm long x 480mm wide at the top
• Spans the full arm - includes the joints above and below
• Inflatable splint - immobilises a suspected limb injury
• Inflate by mouth to avoid over-inflation
• Allows the limb to be supported without rigid padding
• Reusable
• For use by trained personnel

Specifications

Common uses

Ambulance and first response, sporting clubs, industrial and mine site medics, and school and event first aid teams. Kits are normally built with all three sizes, since you cannot know which limb arrives: the foot and ankle air splint and the full leg air splint cover the lower limb, and the complete set with bag keeps them together and transportable. See our softpack and trauma kits.