Capillary bleeding is best described as what?

Capillary bleeding is best described as what?

• A. Blood ooze
• B. Blood spurts
• C. Blood flows steadily
• D. Concealed blood loss

Answer: (A)

Capillary bleeding comes from tiny vessels at the surface of the skin, so the flow is slow and low-pressure. That makes the blood ooze rather than spurt or pour out; it tends to seep out gradually and can usually be controlled with direct pressure. Internal or concealed blood loss refers to bleeding inside the body, which isn’t what you see with a surface capillary injury. Arterial bleeding spurts because of high pressure, and venous bleeding typically flows steadily, but capillary bleeds mainly present as an ooze. So the best description is blood ooze.

Capillary bleeding comes from tiny vessels at the surface of the skin, so the flow is slow and low-pressure. That makes the blood ooze rather than spurt or pour out; it tends to seep out gradually and can usually be controlled with direct pressure. Internal or concealed blood loss refers to bleeding inside the body, which isn’t what you see with a surface capillary injury. Arterial bleeding spurts because of high pressure, and venous bleeding typically flows steadily, but capillary bleeds mainly present as an ooze. So the best description is blood ooze.