Circumferential pelvic antishock sheeting: a temporary resuscitation aid.
Acute traumatic pelvic ring instability causes severe pain and associated hemorrhage. Circumferential pelvic sheeting provides patient comfort and noninvasive, rapid, and temporary pelvic ring stability. A bed sheet is readily available, inexpensive, easily applied around the pelvis, and disposable.
Routt
M L Chip
ML
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA.
Falicov
Alexis
A
Woodhouse
Emma
E
Schildhauer
Thomas A
TA
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing; D025981:Hip Injuries; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*