Research into cuts and bruises

My chosen character Peter Quint, died from slipping and hitting his head, therefore I want to create a cut on his forehead when I create my character using make-up. I therefore wanted to research into cuts and bruises to help me gain knowledge about them. I want to focus on the colours as I know the the age of something will cause it to change. 

Bruises
A bruise is something that can appear on all parts of the body and is discoloured due to bursting blood vessels under the skin through someone bumping this part of the body. A bruise will change colour depending on how old it is. In the early stages a bruise will appear red and turn purple and blue. During the healing process it will become green/yellow. Through researching this I now know that if Quint was to bruise his face, the immediate colour of it would be red with dark purple and blue in it. I think looking at this is important as I want to create something that is as realistic as possible. 

Cuts
A cut is an opening of the skin that has been created by a sharp object. They can be in a variety of sizes and are often fatal. Minor cuts can be treated easily by stopping the bleeding and leaving it or if it is larger in size then it may have to be stitched up. An open wound can be easily infected so it is important to get it checked and cleaned. A fresh cut will be very red in colour and often containing blood which will be bright red. This blood will often be dripping down the cut or around the area. For Quint I will be creating a large deep cut that is new to the head. Due to this being the cause of his death it needs to be large in size as well as red in colour. 

References

An overview of bruises (2005) Available at: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/bruises-article (Accessed: 17 February 2016).