On June 14, 2010, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued final regulations to modify its definitions of family member and immediate relative, and add related definitions (75 FR 33491), in response to Section 1 of the President's June 17, 2009, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Federal Benefits and ...
A fracture to the base of the skull can also cause bleeding from the ears. Usually there is a CSF leak out of the ear (otorrhea) and nose (rhinorrhea). Blood will only be evident if there is also a rupture of a blood vessel with the blood mixing with CSF and exiting out of the ears.
Often called boxer's, wrestler's ear, or cauliflower ear, blood gets trapped between the thin layer of skin and the cartilage itself. A hematoma can decrease blood flow causing parts of the cartilage to shrivel and die. This scenario results in a bumpy, deformed outer ear. Septal hematomas occur with nasal trauma.