The Essential First Aid Guide For External Bleeding
Bleeding can occur in all kinds of injuries. Whether it's playing some kind of sport, in the kitchen cooking, a child playing or one of many other scenarios, accidents happen all the time. When one does occur we want to be prepared, we want to ensure that we know all there is to know about caring for the patient and treating the injury in the right manner. There are all kinds of external bleeding for instance a nose bleed, a cut from a kitchen knife, a cut or graze to the head as a result of a sports injury, or a more serious kind. There are three types of external bleeding: Arterial, Venous, Capillary. Below is a guide that will help you to identify between them. Arterial - This is a rapid bright red flow that may spurt, the cause of this is a very deep cut, laceration or puncture to the artery. Venous - This is a rapid dark blood flow. The cause is a deep incision, avulsion or puncture of a vein. Capillary - This is a slow, oozing blood flow. The cause is a light skin injury such...
