TY - JOUR T1 - The pelvic belt: a cautionary tale of pressure necrosis JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 603 LP - 603 DO - 10.1136/emj.2010.102160 VL - 28 IS - 7 AU - Simon Ball AU - Nirav K Patel AU - Angus Lewis Y1 - 2011/07/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/7/603.abstract N2 - Prehospital emergency care for suspected pelvic injuries involves the use of a pelvic belt. The pressure exerted by the belt will cause necrosis of the soft tissues after a short period of time (see figure 1 … ER -