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13 minute stationFall From Height With Suspected Pelvic Fracture
Dispatch
Cat 1 — 29-year-old male, fell approximately 4 metres from scaffolding, complaining of pelvic and back pain.
On arrival
Patient supine on hard ground, pale and diaphoretic, pelvic tenderness on inspection, deformity of left leg, denies neck pain but has lower back tenderness.
Initial observations
- Airway
- Patent, talking
- RR
- 24
- SpO2
- 95% on air
- Pulse
- 128 thready
- BP
- 82/54 mmHg
- GCS
- 15
- Pelvis
- Tender, unstable on gentle inspection, no springing performed