general notes

Question 0

What are the intrinsic muscles? (3)

Answer 0

• thenar muscles - thumb
• interossei muscles
• lumbricals

Question 1

What does fast stand for? (4)

Answer 1

• facial weakness
• arm weakness
• speech problems
• time to call 999

Question 2

What are the extrinsic muscles? (3)

Answer 2

• thenar - opponens and abductor brevis muscle
• abductor pollicis brevis - abducts thumb
• opponens pollicis - opposes thumb

Question 3

Checklist for tt supracon casts (20)

Answer 3

• is the inside of the cast smooth?
• does the sock adhere to the plaster?
• are the thumb imprints the correct height?
• are they the correct distance apart?
• is it only the tips of the thumbs that have been used?
• is the depth of the thumb imprint correct?
• is the posterior finger impression at the right height?
• have the correct fingers been used?
• is the shape of the impression correct?
• do the finger impressions of left and right hands meet?
• is the depth of the finger impression correct?
• is the proximal slab in the correct location?
• is the medial suspension impression at the correct height?
• is the general shape of the impression correct?
• is the depth of the finger impressions sufficient?
• is the height of the lateral suspension impression correct?
• is the shape of the lateral impression correct?
• has the impression sufficient depth?
• are the two indentations sufficiently parallel?
• is the knee flexion angle correct?