In elderly people, the walls of their blood vessels are weaker than in younger people, and they generally have less fat to protect them from impact. This can make them very susceptible to bruising. Sometimes they can be bruised by very minor contact, and they won't have any memory of an...
the response and bruise susceptibility of pears under impact loading conditions through finite element analysis (FEA) methods. In this paper, three impact heights (0.25 m, 0.5 m, and 1.0 m), four impact material surfaces (poplar wood, rubber, cardboard, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS...
The teacher didn't send me to the nurse, because the fall didn't break the skin. So, I didn't get any ice packs to prevent swelling and discoloration. I went home after school that day with a big, dark bruise on the back of both legs. My mother gave me a cushion to take to ...