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Blood Damaged Hematoma Collected Tissue Body Cavity Occurs

Front What is a hematoma?
Back This is blood that has collected within damaged tissue or in a body cavity; it occurs whenever a large blood vessel is damaged and bleed rapidly.

Tags: 24, injuries, soft-tissue

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