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The person’s body is a splint. EXAMPLE: You can splint an arm to the chest or an injured leg to the uninjured leg. Soft materials such as blankets, towels, pillows or folded triangular bandages can be used to splint. EXAMPLE: Slings Boards, folded magazines or newspapers, boards… An injured leg stretched out on the ground is splinted by t he ground. AFTER YOU HAVE SPLINTED THE AREA, APPLY ICE TO THE INJURY! STEP 1 Obtain consent STEP 2 Support the injured body part above and below the site. STEP 3 Check for feeling, warmth and color.