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exsanguination /ex·san·gui·na·tion/ (ek-sang″gwin-a´shun) extensive loss of blood due to internal or external hemorrhage. exsanguination [eksang′gwinā′shən] a loss of blood. exsanguination extensive blood loss due to internal or external hemorrhage. exsanguination Trauma surgery A condition that is “…the most extreme form of hemorrhage, with an initial blood loss of > 40% and ongoing bleeding which, if not surgically controlled, will lead to death.” See Salvage
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Officer Joe Meyer, who saved the life of Officer Kristina Ripatti by killing the armed robber who shot her, then applying first aid to keep her from bleeding to death. Are they secretly bleeding to death in hidden corners? The film, 2:37, depicts a day in the lives of a group of six teenagers and includes a seven-minute scene showing one of the teenagers cutting their wrist in a school bathroom and subsequently bleeding to death. |
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