Use of military antishock trouser in a child.

Angiographic localization and embolization has emerged as the preferred mode of therapy for arterial bleeding associated with pelvic fractures but is not always definitive. Our experience demonstrates the use of an external counter pressure device (MAST) as an essential part of the pediatric surgeon's armamentarium and suggests the need for concurrent venography during angiographic localization of pelvic bleeding sites.