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CT scan abd/pelvis with IV contrast, no delays

Question

FX of pelvis (displaced or nondisplaced)

  • Avulsion fracture

  • Single break in pelvic ring, non-articular and non-displaced

Hemodynamically Stable?

Your Answer: Yes

Obtain AP pelvis to confirm pelvic fracture

< 15 yrs.

  • Severe mechanism of injury

  • Inability to bear weight

  • Pelvis asymmetry

  • Limb length shortening

  • Limb rotation

  • Open wound in pelvic area

  • *Bruising/laceration of buttocks, perineal, scrotal regions

  • *Blood from meatus, vagina or rectum

Your Answer: Yes