(1) Use a pillow to cushion your hand or foot after putting on the cast: because of the bleeding fracture, the hand or foot will be swollen and the blood vessels will not be in harmony, so cushioning the injured limb will help to reduce the swelling.
(2) In the first few days, you should always pay attention to the condition of your fingers or toes: if you have severe pain in the injured limb and find that your fingers or toes are purple and cold and become inflexible, you must come to the hospital immediately to see an emergency doctor, regardless of the day and night, do not delay the time or it will cause serious consequences, and if you can’t get to the hospital in time, you can use warm water to soften the plaster and then tear off the plaster cloth layer by layer. Yang Chengliang, Department of Orthopedics, Zhanjiang Central People’s Hospital
(3) The fingers or tissues that are exposed outside the cast should always be exercised and active.
(4) After putting on the cast, if you feel a fixed pain at a certain point, you should come to the hospital for examination to avoid local skin ulceration due to plaster crushing.
(5) The plaster just put on is moist and dry only after 3 days, do not collide or bend to avoid breakage.
(6) After putting on the plaster, pay attention to personal hygiene to keep it clean, and wrap the fingers or toes with cotton in winter to avoid frostbite, and prevent insects, fleas and foreign objects from falling into the plaster in summer.
(7) If you find that the cast is loose (about 2-4 weeks after the fracture), you must come to the hospital for examination.
(8) Do not remove the cast by yourself without reason.