INTRODUCTION: Penetrating pelvic injuries and the complications caused by them are a global problem in the provision of services by emergency medical teams. They often pose a significant challenge for medical personnel, particularly in patient evacuation and stabilization during transport.

CASE REPORT: The emergency medical service (EMS) was dispatched to a traffic accident — the report contained information about one conscious victim with a foreign body within the patient’s body. At the accident scene, a delivery truck crashed into the tow bar of a trailer standing on the road, and one person was seriously injured due to the impact. The preliminary assessment confirmed a foreign body penetrating the right thigh, deformation and enlargement of the thigh contour, pain in the thigh, pelvis, and tenderness in the thoracic-lumbar spine with the end part of the tow bar hook palpable under the skin. The victim was suspected of having a femur fracture, pelvic injuries, and damage to internal organs. On neurological examination, sensation and motor functions were preserved in all limbs. The evacuation procedure was established after the Fire Department (FD) rescuers arrived. The injured person was removed from the vehicle on an orthopedic board with the help of eight rescuers. The victim was placed on his left side with the right side elevated, with continuous manual stabilization supported by a blanket, pillows, and orthopedic boar straps.

CONCLUSIONS: Each traumatic injury event requires selecting and using the appropriate equipment. A good compromise between speed and precision of actions should not significantly contribute to the worsening of the injury. An increase in a rescuer’s substantive knowledge on how to proceed in the case of this type of trauma and injuries, as well as close cooperation with the fire department, will undoubtedly result in more appropriate actions.