NREMT Paramedic

Category - Trauma

You are assessing a patient who has a wound on their lower leg, you notice that the blood is dark red and the patient is bleeding at a steady rate. What type of bleeding does this indicate?
  1. Arterial
  2. Superficial
  3. Venous
  4. Cardiac
Explanation
Answer: C - Venous blood is dark red and bleeds in a steady rate, if it were arterial the blood would be bright red and would be spurting out from the wound.
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