Being Aware of Symptoms

TYPE OF BLEEDING	SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS	RECOMMENDATIONS
HEAD (bleeding in the brain is very serious)	seizures headache blurred/double vision nausea & vomiting mood or personality changes drowsiness loss of balance loss of fine motor coordination loss of consciousness	All unusual signs and symptoms should be reported to the medical team preferably at the HTC so treatment can be given as soon as possible.
NECK	pain in the neck or throat swelling difficulty swallowing difficulty breathing	A throat infection could cause bleeding. This type of bleeding is rare.
CHEST	pain in the chest difficulty breathing coughing, blood in spittle	This kind of bleeding is extremely rare.
ABDOMEN (stomach)	pain in the abdomen or lower back nausea or vomiting blood in the urine blood in the stool or black stool	All signs and symptoms of this nature should be reported to the medical team so treatment can be provided as soon as possible.
SOFT TISSUE	redness in the affected area a bruise increases in size (hematoma) pain
JOINT	pain when a limb is used or even at rest, not necessarily with a bruise (hematoma) joint swelling and warmth child agitated or cries when moving a joint loss of mobility in a joint, hesitation moving, especially in children	Improperly treated and/or poorly healed bleeding can lead to chronic disorders such as haemophilic arthritis.