Plaster of Paris Medical Immobilization Cast - International Standards?

[Ana Fuduric]

Hello all,

Is there an international standard for medical cast (plaster of paris-for immobilization of body parts)

ISO, BS, ASTM ? Any other? - Please send me exact numbers and titles of valid editions.

Also is there a standard test method/s for testing quality of medical cast?

It would be nice also if somebody wants to share they internal method/s.
Thank you all in advance ,

Ana

[Pads38]

I can't find much; however:-

EN 13279 European Construction Products Directive
Plasters for fibrous plasterwork EN 13279 – 1 (Category C1)
Plasters / binders for construction applications (Category A)

E516 – European Union food additive regulation
gypsum for use as a ‘Food additive’
gypsum for use as a ‘Food processing aid’.

EN6873 European Standard on Dental plasters

[SteveK]

Found these:

BS 2574-1:1991: Lower limb orthoses. Guide to the design and manufacture of lower limb orthoses, excluding foot orthoses

BS 2574-2:1994: Lower limb orthoses. Specification for hip, knee and ankle joints for lower limb orthoses

BS EN ISO 22523:2006: External limb prostheses and external orthoses. Requirements and test methods

Steve

[Ana Fuduric]

Thank you !

[Ana Fuduric]

Is there any BS standard directly for medical cast;(plaster of paris) for immobilization of limbs or similar?

[SteveK]

In Reply to Parent Post by Ana Fuduric

Is there any BS standard directly for medical cast;(plaster of paris) for immobilization of limbs or similar?

In the examples I have given there is no direct refrence to 'plaster of paris' or gypsum in the abstracts or discriptors on the BSI site. Other than what Pads has indicated, the only other BS reference to gypsum products appears to be dental (BS EN ISO 6873:2000: Dental gypsum products).

Steve

[SteveK]

Additional:

Not very observant of me - Pads had referenced the dental stuff! I have found a couple of other references though, but it is back to contructional standards, so don't break a leg (sorry!).

ASTM Standards

C59/C59M Specification for Gypsum Casting Plaster and Gypsum Molding Plaster
C472 Test Methods for Physical Testing of Gypsum, Gypsum Plasters and Gypsum Concrete

Steve