How to Spot Hemophilia Symptoms

Clotting, also knows as coagulation, is the process that the body uses to stop bleeding. In hemophiliacs, one of the clotting factor proteins is absent, so it takes longer for their bleeding to stop. Small scratches or cuts are not a problem, but injuries to deeper tissue can cause permanent disability if they are not treated in a rapid fashion.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Watch for symptoms of bleeding. These can include blood in your stool or urine, prolonged bleeding after getting a laceration, nosebleeds without any cause and deep and large bruising. Should these symptoms develop, see your physician immediately for possible intervention.

2. Observe any sudden pain or swelling in any of your joints. Check to see if this is accompanied by the area being warm to the touch. This swelling may occur in the elbows, wrists, shoulders, hips and knees, and results from internal bleeding.

3. Look for signs of internal bleeding. This can happen without any real external type of injury. Signs of this type of bleeding include a warm tingling sensation in the affected area followed by pain, bruising and swelling.

4. Seek medical care if you experience a headache, stiff neck, double vision, sleepiness, vomiting and clumsiness. Any of these signs may indicate bleeding in the brain, which must be treated immediately.

Tips & Warnings

• Notify your dentist if you have hemophilia. You may need to undergo special procedures or precautions prior to having dental procedures such as tooth extractions.
• Be alert to the need for emergency care if you should experience sudden swelling, warmth of joint areas and severe sudden pain.

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