The SAM Emergency Splint is used by emergency care providers and outdoor enthusiasts worldwide (even on NASA space shuttles) and is based on the principle that curves are strong. The SAM® SPLINT is built from a thin core of aluminum alloy, between two layers of closed-cell foam. The SAM® SPLINT is extremely pliable and bent into any of three simple curves, the SAM Splint becomes extremely strong and supportive for any fractured or injured limb.
The reason for the success of the SAM Splint lies in the curved surfaces, the same physics that allow skyscrapers and bridges to be built with current day technologies. In the SAM Splint, a flat piece of sheet metal bends easily, but if you mold it into any of several “structural curves,” it becomes much more rigid. The SAM Splint is so strong that people have even used it as an emergency canoe paddle or snow shovel.
We offer the two most popular and versitile styles: the full size 36" and the smaller 18" version of the Sam Splint. Both are the standard 4.25" wide. We feel that this combination will be the most versatile to cover just about any injury that can be aided by a splint. We highly recommend that at least one Sam Emergency Splint be carried in your medical or survival kit.
