Internal bleeding: Causes and symptoms

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Article written by Doctor Le Xuan Luat - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.

Visceral hemorrhage is bleeding in parts of the human body. Visceral bleeding is often the result of trauma, and requires special medical attention. If the bleeding is outside your body, like a cut in your hand, you can stop the bleeding on your own.

1. Causes of internal bleeding

Visceral bleeding is caused by damage that is not serious, but can cause blood to leak over long periods of time, hours or days. In the area of bleeding, there may be an inflammatory reaction.
If bleeding is not detected in time, the patient may lose blood and go into a state of fluid loss, which is more severe than a state of shock.

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2. Causes of internal bleeding

Visceral bleeding is usually due to traumatic causes mainly. Organ diseases can also cause internal bleeding.
Physical trauma can be divided into 2 types.
Injuries due to impact, occurring after accidents, internal organs are under pressure to cause bleeding. Penetrating trauma, caused by sharp objects penetrating internal organs, causes bleeding.

3. Location of bleeding in organs

Brain injury, brain hemorrhage Hemothorax Pericardial hemorrhage Pericardial hemorrhage Abdominal bleeding is divided into intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal hemorrhage. Bleeding in the peritoneal cavity can be life-threatening. There are many causes for this situation. The most common are bleeding after trauma, bleeding from diseased organs (such as liver cancer can cause bleeding into the abdominal cavity), pancreatitis, complications of surgery. Injuries to the spleen and liver can all cause bleeding into the peritoneal cavity. Extraperitoneal hemorrhage may occur between the mesenteric leaflets.

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4. Symptoms of internal bleeding

The first symptom of internal bleeding is pain.
Hemorrhage in the brain can cause coma, convulsions, impaired consciousness. Bleeding in the pleural space can make breathing difficult. Intra-abdominal bleeding causes abdominal pain or swelling and distention in the area where the bleeding organ is located. Bleeding causes fluid loss, which can lead to a mild headache, dizziness, or fainting. Bleeding in the soft tissues can change the color of the skin, and the bleeding area may turn purple or black. If the femur fractures, there may be bleeding in the muscle in the thigh, where the bleeding may be swollen, tender, and painful. If the shin bone is broken, it often causes tension in the calf area, severe pain.

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Any sign of internal bleeding after trauma should be treated as a medical emergency. The injured person should be evaluated and monitored in emergency units.
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