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Bleeding

Meaning in emergency medicine & first aid, with examples

/ˈbliːdɪŋ/nounCore term

In emergency medicine & first aid, bleeding means: The loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel, either out of the body through a wound or inside the body where it cannot be seen.

In Turkish: kanama

How it is used

Bleeding can be heavy, severe, minor, external or internal; you control or stop bleeding. In trauma, catastrophic or major bleeding is the top priority. The verb is irregular, bleed, bled, bled: 'He's bleeding from the head.'

Example sentences

  1. There's a lot of bleeding from his leg. We need help fast.

  2. Internal bleeding can cause shock even when there is no visible wound.

Common collocations

  • severe bleeding
  • internal bleeding
  • control the bleeding
  • stop the bleeding
  • minor bleeding
  • hemorrhageThe medical word for bleeding, especially heavy bleeding, either from a wound or inside the body.
  • direct pressureFirm pressure pressed straight onto a bleeding wound, by hand or with a dressing, to slow or stop external bleeding.
  • tourniquetA tight band placed around an arm or leg above a wound to stop heavy bleeding by squeezing the blood vessels shut.
  • shockA life-threatening condition in which not enough blood and oxygen reach the body's organs, for example after heavy bleeding, a severe infection or a serious allergic reaction.
  • woundAn injury where the skin or other tissue is cut, torn, pierced or broken, for example by a knife, glass, a fall or a bite.

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