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Bruise With Red Marks, Slight Blood On The Arm After Clipping Across A Rusty Post. What Should Be Done?
Hi,my name is Derek,this afternoon I was out biking on a trail & there was a trail gate with a rusty metal post & I didn t know how close I was to the post and I eventually clipped it with my arm ,there wasn t any blood that came out but,there is sort of a strange red bruise around the kind of red dot marks which I saw abit of blood,but,luckily it wasn t that bad.
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Fri, 13 Jul 2012
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Sat, 19 Oct 2013
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Hi i think u had a contusion after you had a crush with the gate.it is only collection of blood in a compact space.it can be cured by antibiotic twice daily.anti inflammatory agent twice daily and use if t bact where the blood has been clotted.there will be response within one week after the injury
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