Splinted any pelvises lately? Karim Brohi’s excellent trauma.org article outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the different devices on the market. One such is the T-POD, which has now been described in a small series in which its application to patients with unstable pelvic injury was associated with improved haemodynamics and decreased symphyseal diastasis.

Here’s a video demonstrating application of the device.

http://www.youtube.com/v/UuMMi3D9iyM?fs=1&hl=en_US

Effect of a new pelvic stabilizer (T-POD1) on reduction of pelvic volume and haemodynamic stability in unstable pelvic fractures
Injury Volume 41, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 1239-1243 (Full text)