Pelvic fracture.
Pelvic fractures are common and often devastating injuries. Along with a high mortality, the long-term morbidity is consequential for both the individual patient and society. A thorough knowledge of the clinical approach will assist the emergency physician in providing optimal care and offer a rapid and effective treatment plan for life threatening hemorrhage. Using a case-based scenario, the initial management strategies along with rationale evidence-based treatments are reviewed.
Hammel
Jean
J
NYU/Bellevue Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
Legome
Eric
E
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*