Internal bleeding - wikipedia Internal bleeding This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2008 ) Internal bleeding in the brain Internal bleeding ( also called internal hemorrhage ) is a loss of blood that occurs from the vascular system into a body cavity or space. It is a serious medical emergency and the extent of severity depends on bleeding rate and location of the bleeding ( e.g. heart, brain, stomach, lungs ). It can cause death and cardiac arrest if proper medical treatment is not received quickly. Contents 1 Causes 1.1 Trauma 1.2 Pathological conditions and disease 1.3 Iatrogenic 2 Prognosis 3 Terminology 4 Notes Causes A number of medical conditions may lead to internal bleeding. Common causes include trauma, various pathological conditions and complications of medical therapy. Common locations include the gastrointestinal tract, the aorta and intracranial hemorrhage. A contusion ( bruise ) is a form of internal bleeding, as the blunt trauma causes small blood vessels to rupture on the inside - causing the coloration, due to blunt force, but depending on the severity may not be very serious of an injury. Trauma Internal bleeding can be caused by blunt trauma such as high speed deceleration in an automobile accident, or by penetrating trauma such as a ballistic or stab wound. Pathological conditions and disease A number of pathological conditions and diseases can lead to internal bleeding. These include blood vessel rupture as a result of high blood pressure, aneurysms, esophageal varices or peptic ulcers. Another common cause of internal bleeding is carcinoma ( cancer ), either of the gastro - intestinal tract, of the lung, or more rarely of other organs such as the prostate, pancreas or kidney. Other diseases linked to internal bleeding include scurvy, hepatoma, liver cancer, Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia, ectopic pregnancy, malignant hypothermia, ovarian cysts, Vitamin K Deficiency, and hemophilia and malaria. Some viruses may cause a type of internal bleeding called viral hemorrhagic fever, such as the Ebola, Dengue or Marburg viruses, but these are rare. Iatrogenic Internal bleeding could be an iatrogenic artifact as a result of complications after surgical operations or medical treatment. Some medication effects may also lead to internal bleeding, such as the use of anticoagulant drugs or antiplatelet drugs in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Prognosis Internal bleeding is serious for two reasons : the excess blood can compress organs and cause their dysfunction ( as can occur in hematoma ) when the bleeding does not stop spontaneously, the loss of blood will cause hemorrhagic shock, which can lead to brain damage and death. If there is pressure, it may lead to death or a brain hemorrhage. Terminology Cases of internal bleeding are usually termed as hemorrhage, even though the term is general to all kinds of bleeding. A minor case of internal bleeding results in ecchymosis, or a bruise : blood expands under the skin, causing discoloration. Notes Jump up ^ Taber, Clarence Wilbur ; Venes, Donald ( 2009 ). Taber 's cyclopedic medical dictionary. F a Davis Co. p. 1200. ISBN 0 - 8036 - 1559 - 0. Jump up ^ Nicholas S. Duncan, Chris Moran, `` Initial resuscitation of the trauma victim '', Orthopaedics and Trauma, Volume 24, Issue 1, February 2010, Pages 1 -- 8 ^ Jump up to : Edward W. Lee, Jeanne M. Laberge, `` Differential Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Bleeding '', Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2004, Pages 112 -- 122 Jump up ^ M. Bray, `` Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses '', Encyclopedia of Microbiology ( Third Edition ) 2009, Pages 339 -- 353 Jump up ^ Jan Pospisil, Milan Hromadka, Ivo Bernat, Richard Rokyta, `` STEMI -- The importance of balance between antithrombotic treatment and bleeding risk '', Thrombosis, Volume 55, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages e135 -- e146 The Wikibook First Aid has a page on the topic of : Internal Bleeding Trauma Principles Polytrauma Major trauma Traumatology Triage Resuscitation Trauma triad of death Assessment Clinical prediction rules Revised Trauma Score Injury Severity Score Abbreviated Injury Scale NACA score Investigations Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Focused assessment with sonography for trauma Management Principles Advanced trauma life support Trauma surgery Trauma center Trauma team Damage control surgery Early appropriate care Procedures Resuscitative thoracotomy Pathophysiology Injury MSK Bone fracture Joint dislocation Degloving Soft tissue injury Resp Flail chest Pneumothorax Hemothorax Diaphragmatic rupture Pulmonary contusion Cardio Internal bleeding Thoracic aorta injury Cardiac tamponade GI Blunt kidney trauma Ruptured spleen Neuro Penetrating head injury Traumatic brain injury Intracranial hemorrhage Mechanism Blast injury Blunt trauma Burn Penetrating trauma Crush injury Stab wound Ballistic trauma Electrocution Region Abdominal trauma Chest trauma Facial trauma Head injury Spinal cord injury Demographic Geriatric trauma Pediatric trauma Complications Posttraumatic stress disorder Wound healing Acute lung injury Crush syndrome Rhabdomyolysis Compartment syndrome Contracture Volkmann 's contracture Fat embolism Chronic traumatic encephalopathy Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Internal_bleeding&oldid=814391651 '' Categories : Bleeding Injuries Medical emergencies Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2008 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Հայերեն हिन्दी Íslenska Italiano עברית Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Русский Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 8 December 2017, at 15 : 00. 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Question: where does blood go when you have internal bleeding
Answer: body cavity or space