Designation:F1555−94(Reapproved2015)StandardGuideforCharacteristicsforExtremitySplints1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1555;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONTheobjectiveofthisguideistobegintoaddresstherecognizedneedtosupportandimmobilizetheinjuredextremity.Althoughthisguidedoesnotquantitativelyaddressperformancestandardsforthisdevice,itdoesaddressthecharacteristicsofthedevice(s)usedtoprovidesupportandimmobilizationoftheextremitiesinapatientsuspectedofreceivingtraumatothatportionofthebody.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversminimumstandardsfordevices,designatedhereasextremitysplint(s)(ES),commonlyknownassplints.Extremitysplintsaredesignedtobeusedfortheimmobilizationofanextremitybyemergencymedicalservicepersonnel.1.2Thisguidedoesnotidentifyspecificdegreesoflimita-tionofmotionachievedbyplacementofaextricationdevice(ED)onapatient.Definitiverequirementsforimmobilizationofextremitiesintheoutofhospitalenvironment,and,inparticular,thedegreeoflimitationassociatedwiththeuseofanEDintheoutofhospitalsetting,havenotbeenestablishedinthemedicalliterature.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1177TerminologyRelatingtoEmergencyMedicalSer-vices2.2CentersforDiseaseControlStandard:GuidelinesforPreventionofTransmissionofHIVandHBVtoHealthcareandPublicSafetyWorkers32.3OSHAStandard:29CFR1910.1030OccupationalExposuretoBloodbornePathogens;FinalRule43.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1extremity(ies)—limb;armorleg.3.1.2extremityimmobilization—immobilizationofthein-jurysiteanditscontiguousproximalanddistaljointsorbones....
