Many problems can arise to human health and they must be ready at all times.Therefore it is useful for some of them know and be able to identify them.Today we talk about the symptoms of arterial bleeding, and learn to distinguish it from other types of bleeding.
There arterial bleeding after serious injuries, fractures and damage arteries.Blood after traumatic impact beyond its channel and flows in a free direction.
Signs of arterial bleeding
Identify arterial bleeding can already by their appearance:
- First, arterial blood has an unusual bright red color that will not allow it confused with venous or capillary blood in the external examination;
- secondly, the blood flowing from the artery under strong pressure, has "fountain".This flow of blood to stop sometimes impossible;
- third, the blood flows from the wound pushes, and it corresponds to the throbbing pulse of the man who at this time can usually be easily verified;
- blood flowing from the artery, very fluid and rhythmic pulsation through itflows very quickly.
external signs, the body's response
person when blood pressure begins to feel a sharp loss of strength, weakness, covers the entire body, get dizzy.There is a pale face, begins nausea, frequent fainting.At such moments, the work of the brain deteriorates dulled consciousness and injured people often do not perceive what is happening.
What if arterial bleeding?
damaged part of the body should be immediately lifted.Bleeding vessels should try to "intercept", so slightly above the field injured artery was occluded.When there is damage to a major artery, then be sure to apply a tourniquet.To harness the maximum tight fitting, stretch it a little.The place where there is bleeding (wound itself), wrapped with a clean cloth, the fabric does not impose tight.Under the cloth required to fix a sterile bandage, which will close the wound.
Note that the wiring does not have to pull the artery more than an hour, so be sure to write down somewhere during tourniquet.In winter time is greatly reduced, and the need to harness every half hour relaxing for 15 minutes, then apply again.If you are not able to properly apply a tourniquet, then place the overlay will gradually begin to swell and even turn blue.In this case you need to quickly loosen the harness and try to impose it has correctly.When the injury occurred in the neck or head, there is need to clamp the damaged areas only sterile towels and tape up tight.
provide first aid, the more you do the injured person alone can not do.Try as fast as possible to reach doctors or take him to the emergency room.Within an hour, if nothing is done, the person is completely bleed.When damaged by very large artery, death is possible in a couple of minutes, so in the case of blood pressure should not hesitate!