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Module 6: Musculoskeletal Injuries

Segment 2: Pelvic Ring Disruption

Websites

Gustilo Open Fracture Classification
A website with information on the Gustilo Open Fracture classification system. (Wikipedia)
Pelvic Fractures
Information on pelvic fracture anatomy, classifications, and management. (American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
PelvicBinder®
Manufacturer's website with information regarding the PelvicBinder. (pelvicbinder.com)
Arrow® T-POD™ Pelvic Stabilization Device
Manufacturer's website with information about the T-Pod pelvic stabilization device. (teleflex.com)
SAM Pelvic Sling Instructions
Manufacturer's website with information about how to use and apply a SAM Pelvic Sling II; includes videos. (sammedical.com)

Guidelines

Management of Patients with Pelvic Fractures
Recommendations for the management of patients with pelvic fractures. (British Orthopaedic Association)

Videos

Trauma Assessment: Pelvic Fracture Scenario
A video demonstrating the initial assessment of a bicyclist with pelvic fractures. (Oxford Medical Education)
Pelvic Stabilization Methods and Instruction
Video showing how to apply a pelvic binder, T-POD, SAM Sling, and sheet splint; includes videos. (Life in the FastLane)

Audio

Pelvic Trauma: What Tools Are in Your Toolbox?
A 2022 trauma podcast from EAST discussing hemorrhage control in patients with pelvic fractures. (Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (USA))
Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures
Trauma ICU podcast. 32 minutes (Trauma ICU Rounds)
WHO Mortality Database

A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)

Injuries and violence

The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)

Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card

Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)