To gain, fix, or maintain bone alignment resulting from a dislocation or fracture
To secure immobilisation of an inflamed or injured joint while it heals and to relieve pain
To correct a mild deformity
For long-term treatment or until such time that surgical procedures have been determined
Providing hemorrhage control in prehospital emergency care situations
Used to sling and swath an arm, to secure splints to an extremity
Used to perform in any other function requiring an elastic wrap