S15: Injury of blood vessels at neck level
S15.1: Injury of vertebral artery
Several blood vessels run through the neck. There are blood vessels for the neck, spine and spinal cord, and head.
Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart. They supply all the tissue in the body with oxygen-rich blood. There are two vertebral arteries in the neck. These two arteries run close to the spine and then to the head.
You have damaged your spinal artery. In certain places in the neck you can feel your carotid arteries. You can then feel how fast your pulse is.
When a blood vessel is damaged, there is usually bleeding. Arteries can bleed very heavily. You can then lose a lot of blood very quickly. If the bleeding is heavy, blood may collect in the tissue. There may then be some pain. When there is bleeding below the skin, a bruise sometimes forms.
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