Most pregnant women will experience bleeding during the first trimester of their pregnancy. This is not a major cause of concern because this occurrence is usually normal. It may be due to a condition called implantation bleeding that normally occurs 6 to 12 days after a possible conception. However, in certain instances, bleeding during pregnancy […]
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Bleeding in the ear can become an emergency especially when it is caused by a ruptured eardrums or when an object gets stuck inside the ear. The latter often happen in children while the former may be caused by an accident such as during a head injury or a hard blow to the head. When
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An open pneumothorax is defined as an opening in the chest wall that results from a penetrating chest wound. Normally, during the process of respiration, air passes through the trachea during inspiration and expiration. But when a wound at least two thirds the size of the trachea, and sometimes even smaller, air will prefer to
Stopping the bleeding is very vital to the care and management of individuals in an emergency or disaster situations in order for them to increase their chances of survival. An extreme blood loss that results in the reduction of circulating blood volume is primarily the main cause of hypovolemic shock. Minor bleeding (such ass venous
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Some amount of bleeding after extraction of a tooth is inevitable under any circumstances. However many complains of prolonged excessive bleeding after tooth extraction. This is quite common with removal of a molar tooth at the very back of the mouth as these are larger and the extraction tends to be more difficult in these.
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