FRACTURES – PELVIC BONES; SPINE

The pelvic bones may be fractured in a fall or in a motor car accident. No attempt should be made to get the patient to walk. Carry him on a stretcher, or on your back, or with two people — one can hold him under the arms while the other supports the legs.

In men, the urethra, or tube, leading from the bladder to the outside, may be ruptured with a pelvic fracture. The affected person may be unable to pass urine, or there may be a blood-stained discharge from the urethra.

If a fracture of the spine is suspected, the greatest danger is to the spinal cord and, if this is damaged, paralysis, either paraplegia (affecting the lower limbs) or quadriplegia (affecting all four limbs), may result.

Be particularly careful with a person who is injured after diving into shallow water. Dislocation to the spine at the neck may cause damage to the spinal cord.

You must be extremely careful in moving this type of victim. Preferably, leave him to the expert, an ambulance man or a trained first-aider.

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