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Pelvic Fractures and the Unstable Patient

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Diagnosing Bleeding<br />

• Vascular injury <strong>and</strong> fracture sites<br />

• Can be a life-threatening problem<br />

• Postmortem angio study Huittinen 1973:<br />

Mostly venous bleeding (veins/bone)<br />

One or more sites of arterial bleeding in<br />

those who died of pelvic hemorrhage<br />

Putting bone back toge<strong>the</strong>r good

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