Question

Please clarify the following terms:

hemostat
hemostatic
bruising
hemorrhage

Answer 1

1) Hemostat is an tool or equipment used to stop blood flow by blocking blood vessels.

2) Hemostatic or Hemostasis is an process of stopping blood bleeding by clotting process by agents

3) bruising is an common skin injury in which bleeding of blood is seen under skin with black or blue in colour at starting stage.

4) Hemorrhage is commonly called as bleeding which may be inside or outside of the body.

It is mainly of 3 types hematoma, interparenchymal and sub arachnoid.