injuries and poisoning
Pelvic Fractures
Symptoms of Pelvic Fractures
Most fractures of the pelvis cause considerable pain in the groin, even when people are lying down or sitting. The pain becomes much worse when people try to walk, although some can walk. The area is often swollen and bruised. People may try to keep the hip or knee bent in a specific position to avoid making the pain worse. If pelvic fractures are severe and unstable, people have extreme pain and cannot walk. However, some minor fractures are much less painful. If other structures are injured, people may have other symptoms. They may have blood in their urine, difficulty urinating, uncontrollable loss of urine (incontinence), or bleeding from the rectum or vagina. If the socket of the hip joint has been damaged, people may be permanently disabled. When bleeding is severe enough to cause Shock or when other organs are damaged, people may die. 