A piece of wood which keeps fractured bone in place?

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it's called a splint, but it's not that practical if you have a choice between that and plastic, and it would be temporary.

a splint?

would be called a splint; but wood is rarely used; too likely to splinter and puncture the person wearing it; also not as durable as plastic

Splint?

splint

Splint

Yup, splint.
One piece won't help too much on long bones such as lower arm or leg.
You'll need two, one on each side of the bone, secured above and below the ffracture sight with cloth, tape, etc.
If using on the leg, try to make sure the plint stick out beyond the bottom of the foot by a couple of inches.
This way if the foot is jarred while moving the patient, the extra wood will take the hit and not the broken leg.
You can use an ice-cream stick or pencil for a finger splint or better yet - splint the broken finger against one that isn't broken with tape.

A piece of wood which keeps fractured bone in place?

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