EMS field skills

How to apply a pelvic binder

Other platforms explain it with text and video. In VMS you practice it on the patient.

EMS (NREMT)
Practice it in VR with Blocky

A binder closes the pelvic ring and reduces bleeding in unstable pelvic fractures.

Step by step

  1. Suspect

    High-energy trauma, pelvic pain, shock. [1]

  2. Do not rock

    No springing of the pelvis. [1]

  3. Place

    At the level of the greater trochanters, not the iliac crests. [1]

  4. Tighten

    Per device until snug. [1]

  5. Check

    Leg pulses. [1]

  6. Minimize movement

    Scoop stretcher rather than log roll. [1]

Common errors

Practice it in VMS

In VMS you do this on the patient, not on paper: every step goes on the checklist with a score, and in Teach mode Blocky tells you what comes next.

VMS cases that train this skill

Sources

  1. NREMT psychomotor skill sheets (EMT and Paramedic)
  2. National EMS Education Standards (2021)

Facts and steps follow NREMT psychomotor skill sheets (EMT and Paramedic); National EMS Education Standards (2021). VMS is not affiliated with these organizations. Updated: 2026-10-11.