What type of bruise are considered a life threatening emergency situation?
What type of bruise are considered a life threatening emergency situation? Contact your health care provider right away if you feel extreme pressure in a bruised part of your body, especially if the area is large or very painful. This may be due to compartment syndrome, and can be life-threatening. You should receive emergency care.
Why is my bruise spreading down my leg?
Sometimes, gravity causes them to spread down the body. A leg bruise usually will take longer to heal than a bruise on the face or arms. Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety.
How does toothpaste help bruises?
Although there is little evidence for this, you'll find that healing bruises is on most lists of random uses for toothpaste. It is believed that toothpaste helps break up the clot and increase blood flow.