Bleeding is an outpouring of blood that began as a result of a violation of the integrity of the walls of blood vessels. The nature of this process can be traumatic or non-traumatic. In turn, the types of lesions determine certain types of outpouring. One of the most common is capillary bleeding, noted with significant damage to the capillary network. The latter is an interweaving of a large number of small vessels.
First of all, capillary bleeding is characterized by a slow flow of blood. This is an external damage to the surface, clearly visible, and therefore easily diagnosed. With normal clotting, the process is very slow and capillary bleeding can be easily stopped without any special effort. In this case, there is no threat to human life. Another thing is when a person suffers from poor blood clotting, that ishemophilia, then extensive wounds and deep abrasions can provoke severe capillary bleeding and, as a result, a large loss of blood. In this case, it is necessary to make every effort to stop the outpouring.
Stopping capillary bleeding begins with finding and carefully examining a bleeding wound. Next, you should determine the degree of damage to the skin. It can be light (superficial) or deep. In cases where a person is tightly dressed, it can be quite difficult to determine this, since the fabric absorbs a significant amount of blood.
You can stop the outpouring from a superficial wound by applying a bandage or gauze folded in several layers. On top of them, ordinary cotton wool is superimposed, then a dressing is done. In the absence of a bandage and gauze, you can use any piece of chintz fabric or a simple handkerchief. The material to be bandaged must be sterile and clean. It is important to emphasize that in no case should cotton wool or fleecy tissue be applied directly to an open wound, since among the fibers of such material there are a large number of various microorganisms. As a result of such "help" you can easily earn blood poisoning. Various synthetic fabrics are also not the best choice for dressings as they will not absorb blood well.
Among other things, we must not forget about processinginjured area before dressing. The wound must be disinfected with any antiseptic, for example, hydrogen peroxide. In its absence, alcohol or vodka will do. Even the smallest untreated wounds and abrasions can fester in the future and provoke the formation of an abscess. In the event of such an outcome, it will be impossible to do without surgical intervention.
Bleeding of the capillary type is safer than, for example, arterial or venous bleeding, but it has a high risk of infection. This is due to the fact that the wound is on the surface and is in direct contact with environmental microbes. That is why help for capillary bleeding should be provided as soon as possible in order to reduce the likelihood of infection.
