Prevention
As the human body ages, the bones become weaker and brittle and are therefore more susceptible to fractures. Certain precautions are crucial in order to lower the risk of getting pelvic fractures. The most damaging is one from a car accident, cycling accident, or falling from a high building which can result in a high energy injury. This can be very dangerous because the pelvis supports many internal organs and can damage these organs. Falling is one of the most common causes of pelvic fracture. Therefore, proper precautions should be taken to prevent this from happening. Treatment
A pelvic fracture is often complicated and treatment can be a long and painful process. Depending on the severity, pelvic fractures can be treated with or without surgery. Initial
A high index of suspicion should be held for pelvic injuries in anyone with major trauma. The pelvis should be stabilized with a pelvic binder. This can be a purpose-made device, but improvised pelvic binders have also been used around the world to good effect. Stabilisation of the pelvic ring reduces blood loss from the pelvic vessels and reduced the risk of death. Surgery
Surgery is often required for pelvic fractures. Many methods of pelvic stabilization are used including external fixation or internal fixation and traction. There are often other injuries associated with a pelvic fracture so the type of surgery involved must be thoroughly planned. Rehabilitation
Pelvic fractures that are treatable without surgery are treated with bed rest.
She was noted to have a heart murmur which was then discovered to be caused by a ventricular septal defect (a type of congenital heart defect), but it disappeared on its own few years after the physical examination that discovered said defect (thought to be caused by a spontaneous closure of said defect).The second case was her younger, 4-year-old toddler brother. He was born weighing 3042 grams, and was noted to have cyanosis at birth, which was an indicator for a possible heart anomaly. He learned how to control his head at 3 months of age and learned how to walk when he was 20 months old, at the age of 2 he was found to have a speech delay and could only say a handful of words. Physical examination done on him in July 1984 showed a height of 72.7 cm, a weight of 7.7 km, and a head circumference of 44.5 cm. He had the same skin tone, hair color, and facial characteristics as his proband sister. A systolic ejection murmur (grade 4/6) could be heard at his second left intercostal face, this same murmur was later discovered to be caused by pulmonary valve stenosis. Like his sister, he also had whorls and loops in his fingerprints (4 and 6, respectively), and he had routine laboratory tests and a karyotype which turned back normal. Physical examination done in him again in May 1987 showed a height of 94.3 cm, a weight of 45.2 kg, and a head circumference of 49.7 cm.