Frequently Asked Questions

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How much mechanical traction is necessary with LOTS®?

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Rarely exceeds 5 pounds...           The LOTS® integrated traction splint is biomechanically different than any other traction splint on the market today.  The LOTS® splint immobilizes using the timeless orthopedic principles of overcoming the deforming forces of muscle pull and gravity by using equal opposing forces.     No extraneous mechanical force is necessary to make the splint work. This changes some prehospital rules...  there are no magic numbers or formulas. How a patient presents determines how a LOTS® splint is used. Responsive heavily muscled patients will require greater amounts of equalizing traction than frail or smaller individuals. Unresponsive patients may require little or no traction at all.