Major Pelvic Trauma

According to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines, list two possible types of unstable pelvic fractures resulting from high-energy blunt force trauma that this patient could have sustained.

(0.5 marks for each correct answer; maximum 1 mark).

During the primary survey, list two immediate and specific management steps for the suspected pelvis fracture.

(0.5 marks for each correct answer; maximum 1 mark).

This is your patient’s anterior-posterior (AP) pelvis x-ray. Describe one abnormality shown and the type of pelvic fracture.

(0.5 marks for each correct component; maximum 1 mark).

Figure 8. Pelvis x-ray. Image courtesy of Dr A. Stanislavsky