10 Broken Wrist Symptoms
Symptom #8: Bleeding
A broken wrist injury involves breakage of one or more bones. But, when this happens, other tissues are usually also affected and, as discussed elsewhere, bleeding can occur internally. But bleeding may also occur outwardly if significant damage affects the blood vessels close to the surface.
While the damage may result from external force against the wrist, it could also result from a broken bone piercing through the skin. This can cause more serious bleeding because it will usually involve damage to internal tissues including larger blood vessels. Give first aid to arrest the bleeding as soon as possible. Clean the injury and cover it with a sterile bandage or clean piece of cloth as you arrange for transport of the patient to hospital.
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