A 22-year-old female patient slipped running down stairs and has injured her tibia and fibula. You have used an air splint to splint the injury. To test the splint, you can:
A. see if you can cause a slight dent in the plastic with a fingertip pressure
B. ask the patient is the splint is tight enough without being painful
C. drum your fingers briefly on the side of the splint
D. gently brush the length of the splint with your fingertips
A. see if you can cause a slight dent in the plastic with a fingertip pressure
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