| In certain segments of the population, bruising is a | | | | spine can be life threatening and must be treated |
| problem. Those who are very fair skinned or those | | | | immediately. |
| who are blood thinning medication regiments such as | | | | In order to know how bruising and hematoma work, |
| aspirin or Coumadin also have problems with bruising | | | | and how they differ, you must first understand what |
| as their blood is thinner and pools easier. Women, | | | | they are. A bruise is a rupture of small blood vessels |
| children and the elderly are particularly susceptible to | | | | just under the skin, and they are usually the result of a |
| bruising and hematomas. Research has also shown | | | | bump or a fall, though this isnât always the |
| that the tendency to bruise is hereditary. | | | | case. A hematoma on the other hand is a larger pool |
| Bruising or hematomas are not usually medically | | | | of blood under the skin and has a spongy texture to it. |
| threatening unless they occur in certain regions of the | | | | Hematoma generally take longer to heal, and are more |
| body, and even then they are usually the result of a | | | | painful than just a bruise. Contrary to popular belief, |
| serious injury, meaning that they require emergency | | | | hematomas are not blood clots and they are night life |
| medical treatment. A hematoma in the brain, chest or | | | | threatening like one. |