Let’s hope you never have to do this but its good to know how to make an improvised traction splint in the backcountry out of items you might find in your backpack. If you’re like me, you may have these items laying around the crib and its not a bad idea to practice setting splints in the comfort of home should you ever need to do it in an emergency situation:

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