From: Factors contributing to the temperature beneath plaster or fiberglass cast material
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Temperature Beneath Cast (at time in (m) minutes) | |||||||||
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Test # | Cast Material | Layers of cast | Cotton Stockin-ette Present? | Cast Padding Type | Layers of Cast pad | H20 Dip Temp (°C) | 1 m | 5 m | 10 m | 15 m | 20 m | 25 m | 30 m | 35 m | 40 m | Peak |
Repeated Tests for Plaster and Fiberglass | ||||||||||||||||
1 | SFPR | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 27 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 34 | 35 | 34 | X | X | X | 35 |
2 | SFPR | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28.5 | 31 | 34 | 34 | X | X | X | 34.5 |
3 | SFPR | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33.5 | X | X | X | 34 |
10 | DLFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 31.5 | 33 | 33.5 | 31 | X | X | X | X | X | 33.5 |
11 | DLFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 31.5 | 33 | 34.5 | 31.5 | X | X | X | X | X | 34.5 |
12 | DLFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 30 | 31.5 | 32 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | 33.5 |
Effect of Layers of Cast Material on Temperature Underneath | ||||||||||||||||
4 | SFPS | 16 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 27.5 | 29 | 28.5 | 29 | 32 | 33.5 | X | X | X | 33.5 |
5 | SFPS | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29 | 29.5 | 31 | 33.5 | X | X | X | 33.5 |
6 | SFPS | 20 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | X | X | X | 35.5 |
7 | SEFPR | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 38 | X | X | X | X | 41 |
8 | SEFPR | 16 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 30 | 32.5 | 40.5 | 41 | 36.5 | X | X | X | X | 41 |
9 | SEFPR | 20 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 46.5 | 45 | 40 | X | X | X | X | 46.5 |
14 | DLFR | 10 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 32 | 33.5 | 36 | 32.5 | X | X | X | X | X | 36 |
15 | DLFR | 10 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 32.5 | 35 | 38 | 36 | X | X | X | X | X | 38 |
16 | DLFR | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 38 | X | X | X | X | X | 39 |
Effect of Cast Padding Thickness and Types | ||||||||||||||||
21 | DLFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 3 | 32 | 31.5 | 34 | 34.5 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | 34.5 |
22 | DLFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 5 | 32 | 31.5 | 34 | 33.5 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | 34 |
23 | 3MSFR | 7 | No | Procel | 1 | 32 | 30 | 34.5 | 37 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | 37 |
24 | 3MSFR | 7 | No | Procel | 3 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | 34 |
25 | SFPR | 20 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 39 | 29.5 | 30 | 32.5 | 37.5 | 38 | 35 | X | X | X | 38 |
26 | SFPR | 20 | Yes | Webril | 3 | 39 | 31.5 | 32 | 35.5 | 42.5 | 44 | 41 | X | X | X | 44 |
27 | SFPR | 20 | Yes | Webril | 5 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 42.5 | 44 | 41 | X | X | X | 44 |
Pillow Effect | ||||||||||||||||
28 | SFPR | 20 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 39 | 32 | 32.5 | 36.5 | 46.5 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 50.5 | 48 | 54 |
29 | SFPR | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 43 | 45.5 | 45.5 | X | X | 45.5 |
Effect of Dip Water, Temp, Splints, etc. | ||||||||||||||||
13 | 3MSFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 36.5 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | 36.5 |
17 | DLFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 39 | 34 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | 36.5 |
18 | 3MSFR | 7 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 39 | 35 | 39.5 | 37.5 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | 39.5 |
19 | 3MSFR | 7 | No | Prepadded | 1 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 31.5 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | 34 |
20 | 3MSFR | 7 | No | Prepadded | 1 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | 35 |
30 | SFPR | 20 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 39 | X | X | X | 43 |
31 | SFPR | 12 | Yes | Webril | 1 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 35.5 | X | X | X | 36 |