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| − | '''Definition: a contusion is in effect a severe bruise with some skin injury.'''
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| − | Contusions are common and often occur around the head (periorbital
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| − | region) during severe colic. They are rarely a problem except where
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| − | structures other than skin are involved. Secondary effects may be far more
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| − | significant than the skin damage, although in the case of the eyelid there
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| − | may be long-term consequences.
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| − | Contusions are usually managed by a combination of '''ice packs and
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| − | prophylactic [[Antibiotics|antibiotics]]'''.
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| − | Healing is usually uneventful but some permanent scarring can occur.
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| − | Damage to underlying structures such as the eye or the bony orbit may be
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| − | more serious than the wound itself.
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| − | * Knottenbelt, D. (2008) The principles and practice of wound mamagement In Svendsen, E.D., Duncan, J. and Hadrill, D. (2008) ''The Professional Handbook of the Donkey'', 4th edition, Whittet Books, Chapter 9
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