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The pelvic belt: a cautionary tale of pressure necrosis
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- Published on: 14 July 2011
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I would be very grateful if the author of this clinical image could be given the opportunity to describe the clinical aspects of the case.
Pelvic splints are applied in the pre-hospital environment for suspected pelvic fractures and should be removed by the emergency department when imaging has excluded an unstable fracture pattern and when the patient is haemodynamically stable.
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