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Line 23: \| deaths = }} '''Bleeding''', ~~also known as a~~ '''hemorrhage''', '''haemorrhage''', or ~~simply~~ '''blood loss''', is [[blood]] escaping from the [[circulatory system]] from damaged [[blood vessel]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/bleeding\|title=Bleeding Health Article\|publisher=Healthline\|access-date=2007-06-18\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210143239/http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/bleeding\|archive-date=2011-02-10\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Roth 2011 pp. 1234–1235">{{cite book \| last=Roth \| first=Elliot J. \| title=Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology \| chapter=Hemorrhage \| publisher=Springer New York \| publication-place=New York, NY \| year=2011 \| doi=10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_2178 \| pages=1234–1235\|quote=Hemorrhage is active bleeding, in which blood escapes from the blood vessels, either into the internal organs and tissues or outside of the body. }}</ref> Bleeding can occur [[Internal bleeding\|internally]], or externally either through a natural opening such as the [[Mouth (human)\|mouth]], [[human nose\|nose]], [[ear]], [[urethra]], [[vagina]] or [[anus]], or through a wound in the [[human skin\|skin]]. [[Hypovolemia]] is a massive decrease in blood volume, and death by excessive loss of blood is referred to as [[exsanguination]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exsanguination\|title=Dictionary Definitions of Exsanguination\|publisher=Reference.com\|access-date=2007-06-18\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711062056/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exsanguination\|archive-date=2007-07-11\|url-status=live}}</ref> Typically, a healthy person can endure a loss of 10–15% of the total blood volume without serious [[sequela\|medical difficulties]] (by comparison, [[blood donation]] typically takes 8–10% of the donor's blood volume).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blood.co.uk/pages/b36faint.html\|title=Blood Donation Information\|publisher=UK National Blood Service\|access-date=2007-06-18 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928035216/http://www.blood.co.uk/pages/b36faint.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archive-date = 2007-09-28}}</ref> The stopping or controlling of bleeding is called [[hemostasis]] and is an important part of both [[first aid]] and [[surgery]].

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