A steady trickle of bright red blood from the vagina in the presence of a firm fundus suggests

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Undetected lacerations will bleed slowly and continuously. Bleeding from lacerations will not be affected by uterine contraction. The fundus would be boggy with a clinical finding of uterine atony. A hematoma would occur internally with swelling and discoloration. With an infection of the uterus, there would be an odor to the lochia and systemic symptoms such as fever and malaise.

A Steady Trickle of Bright Red Blood from the Vagina