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Air Bag Deployed On The Face Causing Swelling. Neck, Chest Turned Green. Cannot Swallow. Doing Therapy. Cure For Symptoms?

hello my son is 22 years old now he was in a motor vehicle accident around 2002 the air bag deployed hitting him in the chest swelling his face and neck turning his chest green barely able to swallow he was admitted to the hospital going to therapy for it and today he woke up with the same symptoms can u explain why please help
Tue, 20 Aug 2013
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Hi,

The blunt injury is caused due to the air bag rupture, and lead to bruise.

A bruise, also called a contusion or a hematoma, is nothing more than bleeding that occurs under your skin or in the soft tissue beneath it. The bleeding occurs because trauma to the body has caused blood vessels to break. The blood has nowhere to go and gets trapped under the skin. There are three types of bruises: Subcutaneous bruises that occur beneath the skin, intermuscular bruises that occur inside the muscle, and periosteal bruises that occur on the surface of the bone. Bone bruises are the most painful and take the longest to heal.

As a bruise heals, it changes color until it disappears. Bruises typically change color in a progression from a reddish blush, to a gradually darkening blue or purple, followed by green, and finally a yellow-brown color.

Thanks. Hope it helps
Dr. JAY PATEL.
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Air Bag Deployed On The Face Causing Swelling. Neck, Chest Turned Green. Cannot Swallow. Doing Therapy. Cure For Symptoms?

Hi, The blunt injury is caused due to the air bag rupture, and lead to bruise. A bruise, also called a contusion or a hematoma, is nothing more than bleeding that occurs under your skin or in the soft tissue beneath it. The bleeding occurs because trauma to the body has caused blood vessels to break. The blood has nowhere to go and gets trapped under the skin. There are three types of bruises: Subcutaneous bruises that occur beneath the skin, intermuscular bruises that occur inside the muscle, and periosteal bruises that occur on the surface of the bone. Bone bruises are the most painful and take the longest to heal. As a bruise heals, it changes color until it disappears. Bruises typically change color in a progression from a reddish blush, to a gradually darkening blue or purple, followed by green, and finally a yellow-brown color. Thanks. Hope it helps Dr. JAY PATEL.