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| Refers to a large amount of bleeding in a short time |
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| Oozes from a wound steadily but slowly.It has the most common type of bleeding and easiest to control |
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| Flows steadily. Because it is under less pressure it does not spurt and is easier to control |
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| Spurts with each heartbeat. The pressure that causes the blood to spurt also make this type of bleeding because a large amount of blood can be lost in a very short time |
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| The top layer of skin is removed with little blood loss. Others: Scrape road rash rug burn |
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| cut skin with jagged edges caused by foreceful tearing away of skin tissue. |
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| Cut with smooth edges;knife, papercut |
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| Injury from a sharp pointed object (knife,ice pick,bullet) |
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| A piece of skin torn loose and hanging |
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| cutting or tearing off a body part |
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