bleeding

(blēd′ing )

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1. The emission of blood, as from an injured vessel.
2. The process of emitting blood, as during hemorrhage or in the procedure of blood letting.
Normally, when blood is exposed to air, it changes to allow fibrin to form. This entangles the cells and forms a blood clot.
SEE: blood coagulation; SEE: coagulation factor; SEE: hemorrhage

Control of Arterial Bleeding

Artery	Course	Bone Involved	Spot to Apply Pressure
For Wounds of the Face
Temporal	Upward ½ in (13 mm) in front of ear	Temporal bone	Against bony prominence immediately in front of ear or on temple
Facial	Upward across jaw diagonally	Lower part of lower maxilla	1 in (2.5 cm) in front of angle of lower jaw
For Wounds of the Upper Extremity
Axillary	Downward across outer side of armpit to inside of humerus	Head of humerus	High up in armpit against upper part of humerus
Brachial	Along inner side of humerus under edge of biceps muscle	Shaft of humerus	Against shaft of humerus by pulling aside and gripping biceps, pressing tips of fingers deep down against bone
For Wounds of the Lower Extremity
Femoral	Down thigh from pelvis to knee from a point midway between iliac spine and symphysis pubis to inner side of end of femur at knee joint	Brim of pelvis	Against brim of pelvis, midway between iliac spine and symphysis pubis
Posterior tibial	Downward to foot in hollow just behind prominence of inner ankle	Inner side of tibia, low down above ankle	For wounds in sole of foot, against tibia in center of hollow behind inner ankle

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