Bruises cuts and scrapes often result from high speed or contact sports, such as boxing, football, soccer, ice hockey, bicycling skiing, and snowmobiling. Most can be treated at home, but some require medical attention.

You should get immediate medical care when you have:

• deep skin cuts
• obvious deformity or fracture
• loss of facial movement
• persistent bleeding
• change in vision
• problems breathing and/or swallowing
• alterations in consciousness or facial movement