A patient exhibits swelling and deformity to the wrist. Which of the following positions for the hand is most appropriate when splinting this injury?

a. Fingers curled slightly down around a roller bandage
b. Fingers extended and spread
c. Hand in a fist with the thumb inside the fist
d. Wrist flexed with fingers extended


Answer: a

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