72 Hour/Emergency Kit: Splint Solution


	72 Hour/Emergency Kit: Splint Solution

rainfever

3-29-2007 11:59 AM

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splint, emergency, 72, hour, fracture, mobile, sport

rainfever says:

This product is not yet on the market. Read the comments for varied opinions.

Also note a currently available and most likely less expensive solution is the SAM SPLINT (noted by ToddBradley in the comments). Which device can be found here...

http://www.sammedical.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SamSite.woa/wa/Products/Splint

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