Hello, I am fifteen and today I got in a prety bad car accident on the highway. The medics offered to take me to the hospital, but I did not end up going. I was just going to wait and see how things went. I have burn marks on my neck and face from the air bag and seat belt I m guessing, but my stomach has about four different areas of brusing/burns. It hurts to the touch and it kind of hurts to breathe, so i m not sure what that is associeted with. Do you have any input, information, or suggestions? Thanks so much
Hi dear, I can understand your concern regarding your health at this point of time. I think you might be having some internal injury like pneumothorax or hemothorax. Many trauma patients have injuries that are not apparent on the initial physical exam. So, in your case I will advise you to undergo FAST Exam(Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma).please rate the answer if you found it helpful. Best wishes for good health. Regards Chat Doctor.