Presentation
Suspected pelvic instability
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Pelvic binder - improvised
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Improvised pelvic binder.
Case Discussion
The patient was brought up to the hospital by the Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Service. The prehospital rescue team suspected pelvic instability and improvised a pelvic binder using a moldable splint.
Pelvic instability was later discarded, but pelvic binders are important if suspected instability, such as in open book fractures, and can prevent major hemorrhages.