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A junctional and truncal tourniquet and a hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured and for securing a pressure applying device to a person so that blood vesse

A junctional and truncal tourniquet and a hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured and for securing a pressure applying device to a person so that blood vessel-occluding pressure can be applied. Areas of mating types of fastener material such as mating hook-bearing fastener material and loop pile fastener material are arranged on the device to enable a strap to be secured at various effective lengths to provide a wide range of adjustability. The device may include inflatable bladders, stays, and a chin support and may be wrapped around a patient's neck as a cervical support collar, or around the torso to occlude blood vessels proximal to an injury on a limb.

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1. A device for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) a belt-like flexible support member having a central portion and two opposite end portions;(b) a tension-assuring connecting device arranged to secure the end portions to each other so as to form a loo

1. A device for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) a belt-like flexible support member having a central portion and two opposite end portions;(b) a tension-assuring connecting device arranged to secure the end portions to each other so as to form a loop and retain a predetermined tension in said support member, said connecting device being pivotally attached to one of said opposite end portions of said support member;(c) an inflatable, controllably-expansible bladder associated with said support member so as to direct pressure inwardly from said loop; and(d) an inflatable controllably-expansible point pressure application device attached removably at a selected location on said support member so as to direct pressure inwardly with respect to said loop at said selected location. 2. A device for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) a belt-like flexible support member having a central portion and two opposite end portions;(b) a tension-assuring connecting device arranged to secure the end portions to each other so as to form a loop and retain a predetermined tension in said support member;(c) an inflatable, controllably-expansible bladder associated with said support member so as to direct pressure inwardly from said loop; and(d) an inflatable controllably-expansible point pressure application device attached removably at a selected location on said support member so as to direct pressure inwardly with respect to said loop at said selected location, and wherein said support member includes a strap that defines at least one hole and said tension-assuring connecting device includes a buckle that includes a base portion and a slide portion and has at least one pin projecting from the base portion, the slide portion having a contact surface and being mounted over the at least one pin and being movable relative to the base portion, and the slide portion being spring-biased toward a non-engaging position in which the at least one pin does not project beyond the contact surface of the slide portion, whereby the strap is free to slide freely over the contact surface until tension in the strap applies sufficient force to the slide portion to move the slide portion toward the base portion far enough for the at least one pin to project beyond the contact surface of the slide portion and engage said at least one hole in the strap, thereby establishing a position of the strap with respect to the buckle at a preselected tension level. 3. The device of claim 2 wherein the at least one hole includes a plurality of holes at respective spaced-apart locations in the strap between an outer end portion and an inner end of the strap. 4. A hemostatic pressure application device, comprising: (a) a baseplate defining an inlet passage having an opening on a first side of the baseplate;(b) an inflatable member attached to the baseplate on said first side thereof, the inflatable member having a reinforced , relatively inflexible contact pressure face portion and a relatively flexible extensible portion surrounding the pressure face portion and providing for expansion in a direction away from said first side of said baseplate to a height that is greater than an original height of said inflatable member;(c) an inflation tube connected to said base plate and communicating with said inlet passage;(d) a pressure-retaining valve connected with said inflation tube and arranged to retain fluid pressure within said inflatable member; and(e) a connector associated with said inflation tube and arranged to conduct fluid under pressure into said inflation tube. 5. The pressure application device of claim 4 including a hand pump, the hand pump including a connector arranged to mate selectively and removably with said connector associated with said inflation tube, and said pump being operable selectively to direct fluid under pressure into said inflatable member and to release fluid from within said inflatable member. 6. The pressure applicator of claim 4 further including a pressure-limiting relief valve communicating with an interior of said inflatable member. 7. A device useful for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) an elongate main body portion having opposite first and second end portions and having an inner face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a first kind, and having an outer face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a second kind that is cooperative with the flexible fastener material of the first kind;(b) a buckle attached to said first end portion of said main body portion;(c) a flexible elongate strap having an inner end fixedly attached to said second end portion of said main body portion, the strap extending away from the main body portion and having an outer end portion opposite from said inner end thereof, the strap being of a size able to pass through the buckle and the buckle being adapted to engage the strap so as to interconnect the first and second end portions of the main body portion with each other, and the strap having an intermediate portion, located between the outer end portion of the strap and the second end portion of the main body, having an area of flexible fastener material of the first kind located on a first side of the strap and having an area of flexible fastener material of the second kind that is cooperatively matable with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, located on a second side of the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap, the area of flexible fastener material of the second kind being capable of fastening the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap to the main body portion by mating with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, to secure the device with the main body forming a loop able to be wrapped around a person and with the strap extending along the main body portion, so as to press a hemostatic pressure application device against a selected part of said person. 8. A device useful for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) an elongate main body portion having opposite first and second end portions and having an inner face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a first kind, and having an outer face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a second kind that is cooperative with the fastener material of the first kind;(b) a buckle attached to said first end portion of said main body portion;(c) a flexible elongate strap having an inner end fixedly attached to said second end portion of said main body portion, the strap extending away from the main body portion and having an outer end portion opposite from said inner end thereof, the strap being of a size able to pass through the buckle and the buckle being adapted to engage the strap so as to interconnect the first and second end portions of the main body portion with each other, and the strap having an intermediate portion, located between the outer end portion of the strap and the second end portion of the main body, having an area of flexible fastener material of the first kind located on a first side of the strap and having an area of flexible fastener material of the second kind that is cooperatively matable with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, located on a second side of the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap, the area of flexible fastener material of the second kind being capable of fastening the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap to the main body portion by mating with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, to secure the device with the main body forming a loop able to be wrapped around a person and with the strap extending along the main body portion, so as to press a hemostatic pressure application device against a selected part of said person, the device further including at least one selectively inflatable hemostatic pressure application device attached to said inner face of said main body portion by an area of said flexible fastener material of the second kind attached fixedly to said selectively inflatable hemostatic pressure application device and mated with said fastener material of the first kind on said inner face. 9. A device useful for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) an elongate main body portion having opposite first and second end portions and having an inner face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a first kind, and having an outer face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a second kind that is cooperative with the fastener material of the first kind;(b) a buckle attached to said first end portion of said main body portion;(c) a flexible elongate strap having an inner end fixedly attached to said second end portion of said main body portion, the strap extending away from the main body portion and having an outer end portion opposite from said inner end thereof, the strap being of a size able to pass through the buckle and the buckle being adapted to engage the strap so as to interconnect the first and second end portions of the main body portion with each other, and the strap having an intermediate portion, located between the outer end portion of the strap and the second end portion of the main body, having an area of flexible fastener material of the first kind located on a first side of the strap and having an area of flexible fastener material of the second kind that is cooperatively matable with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, located on a second side of the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap, the area of flexible fastener material of the second kind being capable of fastening the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap to the main body portion by mating with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, to secure the device with the main body forming a loop able to be wrapped around a person and with the strap extending along the main body portion, so as to press a hemostatic pressure application device against a selected part of said person, the device further including a selectively inflatable bladder defined in said main body portion and located centrally in said main body portion, between said opposite first and second end portions thereof. 10. A device useful for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) an elongate main body portion having opposite first and second end portions and having an inner face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a first kind, and having an outer face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a second kind that is cooperative with the fastener material of the first kind;(b) a buckle attached to said first end portion of said main body portion;(c) a flexible elongate strap having an inner end fixedly attached to said second end portion of said main body portion, the strap extending away from the main body portion and having an outer end portion opposite from said inner end thereof, the strap being of a size able to pass through the buckle and the buckle being adapted to engage the strap so as to interconnect the first and second end portions of the main body portion with each other, and the strap having an intermediate portion, located between the outer end portion of the strap and the second end portion of the main body, having an area of flexible fastener material of the first kind located on a first side of the strap and having an area of flexible fastener material of the second kind that is cooperatively matable with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, located on a second side of the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap, the area of flexible fastener material of the second kind being capable of fastening the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap to the main body portion by mating with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, to secure the device with the main body forming a loop able to be wrapped around a person and with the strap extending along the main body portion, so as to press a hemostatic pressure application device against a selected part of said person, the device including at least one additional selectively inflatable bladder located in a respective one of said end portions of said main body portion. 11. A device useful for stabilizing a fractured pelvis or controlling hemorrhage, or both, comprising: (a) an elongate main body portion having opposite first and second end portions and having an inner face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a first kind, and having an outer face including an area of a flexible fastener material of a second kind that is cooperative with the fastener material of the first kind;(b) a buckle attached to said first end portion of said main body portion;(c) a flexible elongate strap having an inner end fixedly attached to said second end portion of said main body portion, the strap extending away from the main body portion and having an outer end portion opposite from said inner end thereof, the strap being of a size able to pass through the buckle and the buckle being adapted to engage the strap so as to interconnect the first and second end portions of the main body portion with each other, and the strap having an intermediate portion, located between the outer end portion of the strap and the second end portion of the main body, having an area of flexible fastener material of the first kind located on a first side of the strap and having an area of flexible fastener material of the second kind that is cooperatively matable with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, located on a second side of the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap, the area of flexible fastener material of the second kind being capable of fastening the outer end portion of the flexible elongate strap to the main body portion by mating with the flexible fastener material of the first kind, to secure the device with the main body forming a loop able to be wrapped around a person and with the strap extending along the main body portion, so as to press a hemostatic pressure application device against a selected part of said person, the device including at least one additional selectively inflatable bladder removably attached to either said main body or said strap on an inner side at a selected location and inflatable to direct pressure against a person as required to compress a wound or occlude a blood vessel. 12. A method of controlling hemorrhage, comprising: (a) applying a device having an elongate belt-like main body including opposite first and second end portions around a person in a position in a range of positions from a position aligned with the pelvis to a position including the neck;(b) passing a strap permanently attached to and extending from the second end portion through a buckle attached to the first end portion and applying a predetermined amount of tension in the strap against the buckle, thereby urging the first and second end portions toward each other with a predetermined amount of tension in the main body;(c) engaging the buckle to hold the strap and thereby retain the predetermined amount of tension in the main body;(d) securing a portion of the strap that extends from and beyond the buckle so as to keep the buckle engaged, maintaining said predetermined amount of tension in the main body; and(e) inflating a point pressure application device located either between said main body and the person or between said strap and the person and thereby applying sufficient pressure to the person to control flow in a major blood vessel. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of securing a portion of the strap includes: (a) matingly engaging a flexible fastener material of a first kind carried on an outer end portion of the strap with a flexible fastener material of a second kind located on the second end portion of the main body when the person has a circumference in a first range;(b) matingly engaging the flexible fastener material of the first kind located on the outer end portion of the strap with flexible fastener material of the second kind located on a intermediate portion of the strap when the person has a circumference in a second range; and(c) matingly engaging the fastener material of the second kind located on the intermediate portion of the strap with fastener material of the first kind located on the second end portion of the main body when the person has a circumference in a third range.