The plaster will take up to 48 hours to dry, so please treat it carefully until then.
Do’s
- Do keep it dry at all times.
- Do make sure you keep your cast elevated when you are sitting down.
- Do exercise your joints which are not covered in plaster.
Don’ts
- Don’t walk on your plaster unless you have been told you can.
- Don’t dry your plaster in front of the fire or radiator – let it dry naturally.
- Don’t wear nail polish on affected fingers or toes.
- Don’t wear rings on your affected hand – your fingers can swell.
- Don’t cut, alter or remove your cast.
- Don’t put anything down your plaster.
If you plaster cracks or goes soft – come back to the Plaster Room for repairs between 8:00am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Come back to hospital immediately if:
- You have tingling, numbness, blueness (not bruising), of toes or fingers.
- There is increasing pain or swelling.
- Your wound or pin sites leak or bleed through the plaster.
- You drop anything down your plaster.
REMEMBER
If you have problems with your plaster contact one of the following:
Please return your crutches to A&E when you have finished using them so that other people can use them.