integrated into a backboard application_number US 39749906 A description in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention a traction splint packaging and accessory components are described herein in order to fully specify this preferred design various embodiment specific details are set forth such as the number and makeup of the limb contacting elements and methods of generating traction it should be understood however that these details are provided only to illustrate the presented embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention by way of definition the words axial and longitudinal refer to the long axis of a limb being placed in traction the lateral direction is generally orthogonal to the long axis of the limb being placed in traction fig1 a illustrates a traction splint 10 of the present invention in its collapsed configuration the traction splint 10 further comprises a distal support member 12 a proximal support member 14 an axial support 16 one or more axial support locks 18 a traction force generating mechanism 20 and a traction force measuring mechanism 22 further referring to fig1 a the distal support member 12 is affixed to the axial support 16 at or near its distal end the proximal support member 14 is affixed to the proximal end of the axial support 16 the axial support locks 18 are affixed to at least one component of the axial support 16 and selectively engage with other components of the axial support 16 the force generating mechanism 20 is affixed to the axial support 16 and generates a controlled axial expansion of the axial support 16 or axial movement of either the proximal support member 14 or the distal support member 12 relative to the axial support 16 the force measuring mechanism 22.