BLEEDINGBleedingiswhenoneormorebloodvesselsaredamagedandcanbefromarteries,veins,orcapillaries
Theseriousnessofthehaemorrhagedependsonthedepthofthecut,amountofbleeding,timetakentocontrolthebleeding,andtypeofbloodvesselsdamaged
Seeingyourownbloodcanbeashock,andonlookerswatchingthescenemayexperienceshock
Thecaregiverisalsoinpotentialdangerofbecominginfectedbyatransmissibledisease—forexample,HIVorhepatitis
Externalbleedingisalmostalwayseasytoidentify,butinternalbleedingisoftenmoredifficulttodetectandtreat
Anaverageadulthasabout5lofbloodandcansafelylosehalfalitre
Rapidlossoflargervolumesofblood,however,leadstohypovolaemicshockanddeath
Hypovolaemicshockisaclinicalstateinwhichtissueperfusionisinadequateduetoalossofbloodorplasma
Areductioninbloodvolumecausesafallinsystolicbloodpressure,whichtrigge