Other causes of bleeding symptoms. Other causes of bleeding symptoms include: Acute bronchitis. Blood-thinning medications. Brain trauma. Hemophilia (rare hereditary disorder in which blood does not clot normally). Hemorrhagic fever (viral infection). Injury. Leukemia (cancer of the blood or bone marrow). Liver disease.
Yes, it should be safe to travel by airplane with an ankle fracture however, if possible it might be sensible to have a companion travel with you to help with luggage. The standard test is called PAD-Pain, Abnormal mobility and Deformity. In fact, with an ankle it can be very difficult to know unless it's obviously bent in the wrong â¦ direction. Best thing to do if you suspect a fracture is to go to your closest A&E hospital (ED/ER depending on where you live).
The Difference between a Broken and Sprained Ankle. Every year in the U.S., more than one million people visit the emergency room with ankle injuries. Of these, the majority are sprains and fractures, and in many cases, it can be hard to tell the two apart at first. While a fracture refers to a break in one or more of the ankle bones (tibia, fibula, talus or calcaneus), a sprained ankle refers to damage to the ligaments of the ankle due to overstretching beyond their normal range of motion. However, both of these conditions can be very painful and occur as a result of similar injuries.