Why does skin swell up when you hurt/sprain/whatever it?!
Question: Why does skin swell up when you hurt/sprain/whatever it.?
i got my foot squished under a motorbike the other day and was got wondering why it swelled up.? or if you sprain your ankle/wrist etc... why does it swell up.?
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Answers:
1 word edema!
when u sprain, or crush ur hand legs, tissue fluid is squeezed out and accumulate thus causing it to swell..
or its blood or pus accumulation, an acute inflammation stage, the pus contains neutrocytes white blood cells etc..Health Question & Answer
when u sprain, or crush ur hand legs, tissue fluid is squeezed out and accumulate thus causing it to swell..
or its blood or pus accumulation, an acute inflammation stage, the pus contains neutrocytes white blood cells etc..Health Question & Answer
It's your body's natural splinting mechanism...and if it swells up, you are less likely to walk around on it, too. The caveman's splint.Health Question & Answer
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