Get Zimmer Traction Handbook 2020-2025

What Are the Different Types of Traction? Skeletal Traction. Skeletal traction involves placing a pin, wire, or screw in the fractured bone. ... Skin Traction. Skin traction is far less invasive than skeletal traction. ... Cervical Traction. During cervical traction, a metal brace is placed around your neck.

Nursing Management Use a special mattress to preserve skin integrity. Keep bed linen free of wrinkles to prevent skin breakdown. Provide frequent skin care to areas of potential pressures. Inspect the skin traction for signs of skin breakdown. ... Inspect the skeletal traction sites for signs of irritation or infection.

Assess the skin, especially bony prominences for breakdown. Assess neurovascular status. Monitor respiratory status, including rate and patter, breath and lung sounds, ability to cough and breathe deeply. Evaluate muscle strength and tone and mobility in affected and unaffected areas.

Nursing care for a client in skeletal traction may include assessing pin sites every shift and as needed. The needed weight for a client in skeletal traction is prescribed by the physician not as desired by the client. The nurse also should ensure that the knots are not tied to the pulley and move freely.

What Are the Different Types of Traction? Skeletal Traction. Skeletal traction involves placing a pin, wire, or screw in the fractured bone. ... Skin Traction. Skin traction is far less invasive than skeletal traction. ... Cervical Traction. During cervical traction, a metal brace is placed around your neck.

Traction care Ensure that the traction weight bag is hanging freely, this bag must NOT rest on the bed or the floor. If the rope becomes frayed replace immediately. The rope must be in the pulley tracks at all times, and should be vertically aligned with the patients' leg, not on an angle.

Nursing Management Use a special mattress to preserve skin integrity. Keep bed linen free of wrinkles to prevent skin breakdown. Provide frequent skin care to areas of potential pressures. Inspect the skin traction for signs of skin breakdown. ... Inspect the skeletal traction sites for signs of irritation or infection.

The bed can be tilted to maintain counter traction, reducing slide down the bed, however ensure the weight is hanging freely. The formula for calculating traction weight is 10% of a patient's body weight, unless otherwise stated by the medical team.

Assess the skin, especially bony prominences for breakdown. Assess neurovascular status. Monitor respiratory status, including rate and patter, breath and lung sounds, ability to cough and breathe deeply. Evaluate muscle strength and tone and mobility in affected and unaffected areas.

Essential principles The grip or hold on the patient's body must be adequate and secure. Provision for counter traction must be made. There must be minimal friction on the cords and pulleys. The line and magnitude of the pull, once correctly established, must be maintained.

Nursing care for a client in skeletal traction may include assessing pin sites every shift and as needed. The needed weight for a client in skeletal traction is prescribed by the physician not as desired by the client. The nurse also should ensure that the knots are not tied to the pulley and move freely.

Cervical traction can be applied while the patient is supine or seated. The supine position is preferred, allowing for more posterior pressure loading.

Traction care Ensure that the traction weight bag is hanging freely, this bag must NOT rest on the bed or the floor. If the rope becomes frayed replace immediately. The rope must be in the pulley tracks at all times, and should be vertically aligned with the patients' leg, not on an angle.

After or post procedure, pain relief or pain management is one of the priority. Thus, the staff must provide pain relievers as necessary per doctor's order or comment. They also make sure or check that the position of the traction is well aligned and the weights are freely hanging.

The bed can be tilted to maintain counter traction, reducing slide down the bed, however ensure the weight is hanging freely. The formula for calculating traction weight is 10% of a patient's body weight, unless otherwise stated by the medical team.

Essential principles The grip or hold on the patient's body must be adequate and secure. Provision for counter traction must be made. There must be minimal friction on the cords and pulleys. The line and magnitude of the pull, once correctly established, must be maintained.

Cervical traction can be applied while the patient is supine or seated. The supine position is preferred, allowing for more posterior pressure loading.

After or post procedure, pain relief or pain management is one of the priority. Thus, the staff must provide pain relievers as necessary per doctor's order or comment. They also make sure or check that the position of the traction is well aligned and the weights are freely hanging.