Hematoma Definition

Hematoma Sentence Examples

• Drawing blood for the test may involve light bleeding or bruising at the site of puncture or blood may accumulate under the puncture site (hematoma), requiring that a new location be found for subsequent tests.

• Infants are more prone to subdural hematoma than toddlers and older children, because the brain of infants has more room than the brain of older children to move around in the skull when shaken or hit.

• In infants and children, subdural hematoma is often seen in physical child abuse.

• In older children, a fall in which they hit their head is a common cause of subdural hematoma.

• Individuals who show any immediate symptoms of subdural hematoma should be taken to the emergency room.