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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Carlos Arturo Perez Avila <[log in to unmask]> writes >The name of the consultant at Princess ROyal Hospital in Hayward Heath is >Derek Harbourne but I do not know if he is on an Email address. He is, but I havn't got it to hand. It wouldn't help you anyway since the gadget was nothing to do with A&E! Of the 3 authors of the report describing the pelvis stabilization belt, the only one left here is Mr. M A Lavelle, Consultant Surgeon. The postal address if you wish further details is: Princess Royal Hospital Lewes Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4EX U.K. Whatever the pelvic stabilization belt cost, I bet it was more than the very practical, low-tech, cheap alternative described by Dr Gardner from Epsom (who still subscribes to this list?), of using a folded draw sheet under the patient, pulled firmly around the fractured pelvis and secured anteriorly. >I have no knolledge of any problems with air bags in my patch. Brighton but >the amount of high speed RTA is small many of the patienst that I see have >either no air bags foitted in their cars or they have not inflated. Unlike around Brighton, cars round here can (and frequently do) travel faster than the legal speed limit. We probably see more than our fair share of high speed RTAs. Air bags, like seat belts, are a big benefit but can have side-effects. I saw a chap recently with minor facial friction burns from a rapidly-expanding air bag in a new Vauxhall. Better than face/chest versus steering wheel column. I heard somewhere (maybe on this list) that car manufacturers had increased the speed of inflation of their airbags, in an attempt to improve safety, but that the extra speed might be causing a few problems. Don't know if anyone's keeping stats, but my patient was going to tell General Motors about his face burn. Dr G Ray Staff Grade A&E Sussex Reply to [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%