Bruise First Aid : Kit, Home Care, What to Expect
By Max Team in Emergency & Trauma
Feb 14 , 2022 | 1 min read
A bruise forms when a blow breaks blood vessels near your skin's surface, allowing a small amount of blood to leak into the tissue under your skin. The rapped blood appears as a black-and-blue mark.
What to Expect
- Initially, a fresh bruise may be reddish then turns blue or dark purple within a few hours/days
- If your skin is intact, you don't need a bandage
- Painful initially, which is relieved after sometime
- Inflammation, itching, bluish/blackish discoloration around the site
When to Rush to the Doctor
- Unusually large or painful bruises
- Bruising and abnormal bleeding from your nose or gums, blood in urine, stool, and eyes
- Sudden bruising with no such previous history.
- Bruise fails to improve or clear even after three to four weeks
These signs and symptoms may indicate a more serious problem like blood-clotting or a blood-related disease
Home Care
- Apply ice or a cold pack several times a day for a day or two after the injury
- Rest the bruised area, if possible
A First-Aid Kit for Bruise Should Include
- Sterile Adhesive Bandages in Assorted Sizes
- Sterile Gauze Pads of Different Sizes
- Adhesive Tape & Band-aid
- Cotton Buds & Cotton Roll
- Latex Gloves
- Thermometer
- Scissor
- Safety Pins
- Sterile Saline/Distilled Water
Other First Aid’s Facilities Provided by Max Healthcare:
- First Aid For Trauma
- Dislocation First Aid
- Head Injury First Aid
- Blister First Aid
- Choking First Aid
- Black Eye First Aid
- First Aid for Dog Bite
- Poisoning First Aid
- First Aid for Burns
- First Aid Kit for Sting and Snake Bite
- First Aid for Insect Bites and Stings
- First Aid For Heart Attack
- First Aid For Nose Bleeding
- First Aid for Cuts and Wounds
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