TY - JOUR T1 - Theme: Severe pelvic fracture in blunt trauma JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 405 LP - 405 DO - 10.1136/emj.2010.094656a VL - 27 IS - 5 A2 - , Y1 - 2010/05/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/5/405.abstract N2 - False. The major cause of pelvic fractures in motor vehicle accidents is side impact, for which front air bags provide little protection.1True.2True, reflecting the very large forces generally involved in major pelvic fractures.3True. AP compression generally increases … ER -