Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Bleeding refers to the loss of blood. Bleeding can happen inside the body (internally) or outside the body (externally). It may occur:
- Inside the body when blood leaks from blood vessels or organs
- Outside the body when blood flows through a natural opening (such as the
vagina , mouth, or rectum) - Outside the body when blood moves through a break in the skin
Alternative Names
Blood loss; Open injury bleeding
Considerations
Always seek emergency assistance for severe bleeding, and if internal bleeding is suspected. Internal bleeding can rapidly become life threatening, and immediate medical care is needed.
Images
Stopping bleeding with direct pressure
Stopping bleeding with a tourniquet
Stopping bleeding with pressure and ice
Review Date: 02/11/2011
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., Jacob L.
Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center,
Seattle, Washington.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
