CAST AND BRACES
ARE USED TO IMMOBILIZE AN AREA OR FRACTURE TO ALLOW IT TO HEAL**CASTS ARE MADE OF FIBERGLASS OR PLASTER**CAST SAWS ARE USED ONLY TO REMOVE CAST***CAST ARE REMOVED BEFORE A PATIENT ENTERS THE OR BC THEY HARBOR GERMS AND THE CAST SAW WOULD SPREAD CAST FRAGMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STERILE FIELD