CASTAWAY Basic
Plaster or fiberglass
CASTAWAY Basic is a full day of hands-on casting and splinting in plaster of Paris or fiberglass. Every technique is demonstrated first, then you apply it on a partner and have it applied to you, so you learn the patient’s side too.
You’ll cover upper and lower limb splints, slabs and casts, how to hold a reduction, wound assessment and offloading, and assistive devices, finishing with an evaluation and one-on-one coaching.
$599 per person
At a glance
- Full day: 8+ hours, 100% hands-on
- Plaster of Paris or fiberglass
- All materials, course manual and lunch included
- 5 CEU credits on successful completion
- Taught to CSOT and COA guidelines
What you'll learn
- Upper and lower limb splints, slabs and casts
- Fracture reduction and immobilization
- Wound assessment and offloading
- Assistive devices and patient education
Who it's for
- Nurse practitioners
- LPNs & RNs
- Orthopaedic technologists
- Critical care paramedics
- Physician assistants
- ER physicians
- Medical students
- Ortho residents & fellows
Dates
Upcoming CASTAWAY Basic dates
CASTAWAY Basic: Toronto (CSOT/OOA Symposium)
Includes all materials, T-shirt and manual
$750RegisterCASTAWAY: Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital
Includes all materials, T-shirt and manual
$599RegisterCASTAWAY: Valley Regional Hospital
Includes all materials, T-shirt and manual
$599Date coming soonGet notifiedCASTAWAY: Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital
Includes all materials, T-shirt and manual
$599Date coming soonGet notified
Sample day
Upper & lower limb splinting with plaster of Paris
- 8:30
Sign-in, coffee & muffins
- 8:45
Welcome & agenda
Introduction to CASTAWAY, disclosures and the plan for the day.
- 9:00
Short arm splint, slab & cast
Demonstration, then you apply it — once as the clinician, once as the patient. Mastering plaster after displaced and reduced fractures (closed reductions).
- 10:00
Long arm splint & slab
Tricks to hold 90°. Colles' and Smith's fractures — how to reduce and immobilize each.
- 11:00
Thumb spica splint & slab
Telling apart UCL injuries, scaphoid and Bennett's fractures.
- 12:00
Lunch (provided)
- 12:45
Ulnar gutter splint & slab
X-ray interpretation, mechanisms of injury, treatment and follow-up plans.
- 1:00
Wound assessment & sugar tong
Assessing wounds associated with fractures and managing them with offloading techniques, including total contact casting (TCC). Immobilizing and reducing midshaft humerus fractures.
- 2:00
Below-knee splint & slab
Demonstration followed by hands-on application.
- 3:00
Above-knee splint & slab
Including Achilles and patellar tendon bearing (PTB) casts.
- 4:00
Assistive devices
Crutch instruction, walkers vs. scooters, ROM braces and fracture boots — donning, doffing and post-op education.
- 5:00
Exam, evaluation & one-on-one time
Feedback, tips and extra practice with AZ. If you want more practice, he'll stay as late as you need.
