What are the causes/symptoms of internal bleeding?
Weaver – Internal bleeding is bleeding which occurs inside the body. Sometimes the blood will leak from inside the body through natural openings. Other times the blood stays inside the body, causing pain and shock, even though you cannot see the blood loss. Internal bleeding can be caused numerous ways. Any time someone could have internal bleeding, you will do no harm by treating them for internal bleeding, but not treating the victim could lead to death. Some causes include: Falls Car Accidents Motorcycle Accidents Pedestrians Struck by a Vehicle Gun Shot Wounds Injures from Explosions Impaled Objects Stab Wounds Surgery A person may be bleeding internally if one of these things happens: Blood comes out of the nose or mouth (occurs from severe head trauma) Blood or clear fluid comes out of the ear (occurs from severe head trauma) Blood is in the stool Blood is in the urine Bright red blood, or blood like ‘coffee-grounds’, is in the vomit Blood comes from a woman’s birth canal after a
