HEM-EEZ AND bruising

What is Bruising? 
A Bruise, also called a contusion or ecchymosis,is an injury to biological tissue in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue. Bruising can be caused by blunt impact or simply bumping into a piece of furniture.

 Bruises often induce pain but are not normally dangerous. Sometimes bruises can be serious, leading to other more life threatening forms of hematoma, or can be associated with serious injuries, including fractures and internal bleeding.

The likelihood of bruising, and severity of it, increases as one ages, because elderly human skin becomes thinner and less elastic. 

Minor bruises may be easily recognized, in people with light skin color, by their characteristic blue or purple appearance in the days following the injury.

Light bruises
At low levels of damage producing low-level bruising, the individual will feel some pain, either initially or delayed. 

The skin and surrounding region show inflammation, becoming red, tender and swollen due to the release of histamines. Repeated impacts worsen bruises, increasing the harm level. 

As time progresses, blood may escape and seep into the surrounding tissues even when the capillaries are being repaired, causing the bruise to darken and spread. 

During about the next two weeks, the bruise color changes to a dark red then to purple, black, or blue, eventually fading to yellow and disappearing as healing progresses. 

Some of these color changes are related to the breakdown of the hemoglobin in the escaped red blood cells. Normally, light bruises heal nearly completely on average in two weeks. Some may take a shorter or longer time and this is caused by random variation in the healing process;[1] more severe or deeper bruises may take longer. 

The striking colors of a bruise are caused by the phagocytosis and degradation, with hemoglobin producing a red-blue color, the bilirubin producing a blue-green color, and hemosiderin producing a golden-brown color. 

Moderate to severe bruises
Severe bruising may be dangerous or cause serious complications. Further bleeding and excess fluid may accumulate causing a hard, fluctuating lump or swelling hematoma. 

This has the potential to cause compartment syndrome as the swelling cuts off blood flow to the tissues. Blunt trauma which cause severe bruising by shock waves may also cause other severe and fatal harm to internal organs.

If you have severe to moderate bruising or trauma it is recommended that you seek a doctors care and advice.

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