title: Case report: a nursing challenge, the unstable pelvic fracture.
abstract: A case report is presented that describes the initial care of a severely injured patient who was hemodynamically unstable. The discussion highlights the process used to recognize life-threatening injuries, to differentiate internal sources of hemorrhage, to provide damage-control surgery, and to stop further bleeding with an interventional radiologic examination. The emergency nursing care of a patient with unstable pelvic trauma is included.
authors.affiliation: Bronson Methodist Hospital, 252 E Lovell, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koestner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoak
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000451:nursing*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography