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Application of plastic bags to keep casts dry
Application of plastic bags to keep casts dry
Casts can be kept dry by covering the affected limb with two plastic bags, one over the other, and then taping the bags to the skin, as pictured above.
Reproduced with permission from John Schlechter, DO, FAOAO.
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