Internal bleeding due to trauma

Internal bleeding happens to be the most serious result of a trauma. Generally, the bleeding happens due to obvious injuries which may need immediate medical attention. Internal bleeding can also take place post a less serious trauma or be delayed by some hours or some days. Some internal bleeding because of trauma can stop by itself; however, if it continues and is critical, then surgeries are needed.

Reasons For Internal Bleeding Caused Due To Trauma:

Internal bleeding can happen to post any major physical injury. There are 2 important kinds of trauma and either of them can lead to internal bleeding:

• Blunt Trauma– This trauma takes place when a part of body collides with something else, generally at a high pace. Blood vessels of the body get crushed or torn due to a blunt object or sheer force. i.e. car accidents fall physical assaults.
• Penetrating Trauma– This takes place when some foreign object has penetrated the body, tearing a hole in 1 or more blood vessels. i.e. gunshot wounds, falling on a sharp object, stabbings, etc.

Body organs or the blood vessels may be damaged from trauma & result in internal bleeding. Most serious sources of internal bleeding because of trauma are:-

• Head trauma along with internal bleeding. This is also known as intracranial hemorrhage
• Hemothorax or bleeding around lungs.
• Bleeding around heart
• Tearing of large blood vessels around the center of the body such as the aorta.
• Damage resulted from trauma to abdomen like liver or perforation of some other organ.

Symptoms of internal bleeding due to trauma:

• Abdominal pain or swelling lead by trauma to liver or spleen. Such symptoms get worse with the continuation of bleeding.
• Dizziness, light-headedness or fainting could be a result of loss of enough blood.
• A major area of deep purple sin known as ecchymosis could be a result of bleeding into soft tissues or skin.
• Tightness, swelling, and pain in legs can also be a result of internal bleeding in thighs. Very often this happens due to fracture off thighbone.
• Loss of consciousness or a headache can be a result of Internal bleeding in the brain.