title: Casting: below-elbow back slabs.
abstract: This article continues a short series of articles on how to apply casts. It examines how below-elbow back slabs should be applied following fracture of the distal forearm and wrist.
authors.affiliation: School of Health, University of Wolverhampton.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drozd
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002370:Casts, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005542:Forearm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000628:therapy*