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Plaster of Paris cast

2020-10-10 10:23:43
How to remove cast at home without going to hospital. Please can you say it. It's really urgent Please help me
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It is always better to visit a hospital to get the cast removed..  If it is a POP cast, you can keep the involved limb in a bucket of water for 15 min. so that it becomes relatively soft and then remove it.. If it is a fiber cast, it needs to be cut by plaster cutting machine..

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