BRUISES

                     

BRUISES  ARE CAUSED BY RUPTURED  SMALL BLOOD  VESSELS UNDER THE SKIN WHICH ARE USUALLY BY A BUMP OR FALL. BLOOD SEEPS INTO THE SURROUNDING TISSUES, CAUSING THE  BLACK AND BLUE COLOUR OF A BRUISE. PEOPLE WHO TAKE ASPIRIN OR BLOOD THINNERS MAY  BRUISE EASILY. A BRUISE MAY ALSO DEVELOP AFTER BLOOD IS DRAWN.

FIRST AID TREATMENTS FOR BRUISES

#APPLY ICE OR COLD PACKS FOR  15 MINUTES EVERY 1 TO 2 HOURS DURING THE FIRST 48 HOURS TO HELP BLOOD VESSELS CONSTRICT AND TO REDUCE SWELLING. THE SOONER YOU APPLY ICE, THE LESS BLEEDING WILL RESULT.

# IF POSSIBLE,  ELEVATE THE BRUISED AREA. BLOOD WILL LEAVE THE AREA AND THERE WILL BE LESS SWELLING.

# REST THE INJURED PART SO YOU DON’T INJURE IT FURTHER.

# IF THE AREA IS STILL PAINFUL, APPLY HEAT WITH WARM TOWELS, A HOT WATER BOTTLE OR A HEATING PAD.

SEE A DOCTOR IF THE FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVED;

#IF SIGNS OF INFECTION DEVELOP.

#IF THERE IS INCREASED PAIN, SWELLING, REDNESS OR TENDERNESS.

# IF THERE ARE RED STREAKS EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE AREA.

# IF THERE IS DISCHARGE OR  PUS.

#IF FEVER INCREASES

IN CASE THE BRUISE IS ON THE EYE AND YOU OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING

  #BLOOD IN THE COLOURED PART OF THE EYE, OR BLOOD IN THE WHITE PART OF THE EYE.

 #IMPAIRED OR DOUBLE VISION.

# INABILITY TO MOVE THE EYE  NORMALLY IN  ALL  DIRECTIONS.

#SEVERE PAIN IN THE EYEBALL RATHER THAN IN THE EYE SOCKET.

ALSO SEE A DOCTOR IF YOU SUDDENLY BEGIN TO BRUISE EASILY OR IF YOU HAVE  UNEXPLAINED RECURRENT OR  MULTIPLE BRUISES.