It depends on the brand of casting tape and what colors the hospital or doctor's office wants to stock. Orange, lime green, purple, black, blue, white, glow in the dark (looks white in light), bright yellow, pink, light blue, red.
Also some companies make cast tape in various patterns and prints such as camouflage, various sport's and kid's related themes.
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∙ 12y agoDoctors
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I have a hairline fractire in my ankle but I only have a walking boot and crutches so i think they need casts unless they are really bad.
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Yes they do, except it's rarely Plaster of Paris anymore -- it's a fiberglass composition most commonly. Casts are used to completely immobilize and protect a wound site.
To see through things. Doctors use them to see through casts, and skin. Usually to see if bones are broken or not.
Not all fractures (broken bones) required a cast. However, when they do, a cast helps hold the bones in the proper position while they heal. If casts are left on too long, stiffness can result.
Casts are applied by a physician, a nurse, or an assistant. They are custom-made to fit each person, and are usually made of plaster or fiberglass. Fiberglass weighs less than plaster, is more durable, and allows the skin more adequate airflow.
The inside of a cast is coated with a high tech, bio engineered "paste" that is absorbed by the skin. Upon absorption, the skin cells become hard and, over time, seal the broken bones. In short, the skin is essentially turned into a type of fully functional, synthetic bone.