Internal bleeding can be marked by a bruise or other outside minor marking, but most of the time it is undetectable. Being hit hard or falling hard can cause a internal bleeding.
Symptoms:
- An injury from a car crash, being hit by a card, or after a fall from a height
- An injury to the abdomen or chest (including bruises)
- Sport injuries
- Pain in the chest/abdomen
- Shortness of breath afterwards
- Coughed-up or vomited blood after an injury
- Signs of shock without bleeding you can see
- A knife/gunshot wound
First Aid Steps:
- Make sure that the scene is safe. Get a first aid kit and AED. Wear personal protection, such as gloves.
- Alert emergency phone number of the event.
- Have the person lie down and keep still.
- Check for signs of shock.
- See if the person needs CPR. If he does, give CPR. If you don’t know how, give hands-only CPR.
