What is a 'bruise' or 'contusion'?

What is a 'bruise' or 'contusion'?

Gary Brazina (Sports Medicine Physician) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'bruise' or 'contusion'?; What is a 'hematoma'?; What is a 'hemobursa'?

A contusion is just that - a bruise. It's an area that's been impacted, there's bleeding, there's black and blueness around the area. It's an area of direct blunt trauma.