Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers.
How to make a gutter splint.
The following video demonstrates how to set an ulnar gutter splint.
The steps above are usually skipped in prefabricated fiberglass bandages.
Fold the splint.
A splint may be bisected lengthwise from the fingertips to the wrist.
Trick of the trade.
Excess wet plaster on the ends will be folded over.
A dry gauze or cotton material may be inserted between.
Below are the steps of making a radial gutter splint.
Radial gutter splint cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint.
Create a 12 14 layered splint of the desired length by folding over the plaster bandage and stacking the folds to create the splint.
Fracture of the fourth or fifth metacarpal and injuries to the fourth and f.