BLEEDING

     Bleeding - this outpouring ( outflow ) of blood from the blood vessels in violation of the integrity of their walls. On the origin of traumatic bleeding are caused by damage to blood vessels, and non-traumatic , associated with the destruction of the vessel or any painful process with increased permeability of the vascular wall in some diseases .

     In addition , bleeding accompanies physiological processes such as menstruation and childbirth . Especially dangerous blood loss in children and the elderly.

     In some diseases , accompanied by reduced blood clotting (hemophilia , radiation sickness ) , anyone, even not very abundant , bleeding can be life-threatening if not stopped for a short time .

     Bleeding may be external as blood through the wound of the skin or mucous membranes of the mouth or the nose enters directly into the environment, and the inner , when the blood flows into hollow organs .

     External bleeding . For external arterial bleeding blood is bright red in color and has a strong intermittent stream. When venous bleeding dark cherry blood flows even stream , while the capillary bleeding blood allocated uniformly across the surface of the wound ( as sponge ) . Mixed external bleeding are signs of both arterial and venous bleeding .

     Nosebleed occurs when the walls of the nasal vascular weakness , poor blood clotting , hypertension , injuries of the face and nose.

     Blood vessels in the nose are very close to the surface , so the bleeding may start at the slightest damage to the nose , as well as inflammation of the nasal mucosa and vigorous blowing nose (in this case it is necessary to treat the underlying disease , the common cold ) .

     Blood sometimes goes from the nose when drying out and cracking his mucosal prisilnom physical fatigue , high temperature, and as a result adenoidnyhkrovotecheny .

     Internal bleeding . With internal bleeding, blood enters the body cavity or hollow body: abdomen , stomach, intestines , uterus, bladder. Internal bleeding is much more difficult to determine than the outer . They are very dangerous , as even with a relatively small internal bleeding, possibly fatal.