RT Book, Section
A1 Strecker-McGraw, MK
A1 Mark Andrew, Wilson
A2 Stone, C. Keith
A2 Humphries, Roger L.
SR Print(0)
ID 55756032
T1 Chapter 41. Hematologic Emergencies
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine, 7e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-0-07-170107-5
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55756032
RD 2024/04/25
AB Most  bleeding  seen  in  the  emergency  department  is  due  to  trauma,  the  result  of  local  wounds,  lacerations,  or  other  structural  lesions  that  occur  in  patients  with  normal  hemostasis.  Conversely,  bleeding  from  multiple  sites,  bleeding  from  untraumatized  sites,  delayed  bleeding  several  hours  after  trauma,  and  bleeding  into  deep  tissues  or  joints  suggest  the  possibility  of  a  bleeding  disorder.  Historical  data  for  the  presence  of  a  congenital  bleeding  disorder  include  the  presence  or  absence  of  unusual  or  abnormal  bleeding  in  the  patient  and  other  family  members  and  the  possible  occurrence  of  excessive  bleeding  after  dental  extractions,  surgical  procedures,  or  trauma.  Many  patients  with  abnormal  bleeding  have  an  acquired  disorder,  commonly  due  to  liver  disease  or  drug  use  (particularly  ethanol,  aspirin,  nonsteroidal  anti-inflammatory  drugs  [NSAIDs],  warfarin,  and  antibiotics).