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An artery delivers oxygenated blood to other parts of the body including organs. Because of this, they have high pressure and are larger because of the demand for blood. If an artery is severed; the heart is continually pumping more blood through that artery and without being clamped a person can easily bleed out.

This is different from veins since veins are returning the blood to the lungs to get oxygenated, so they have a lower pressure and lower demand. That's why when you give or have blood taken it's done in a vein since it has a lower volume and is able to clot more quickly then an artery could.

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Are you more likely to bleed to death if an artery is cleanly severed than when it is crushed and torn?

I would assume when it is cleanly severed.Provided that you are talking about the same measurement of the opening: When it is crushed and torn there are ragged edges that hold blood clots easier, also the additional damage to the surrounding tissues and blood vessels would cause an inflammatory reaction faster.AnswerSevered would be quicker, but if you could get to it quickly you may be saved. A crush one would be slower I should Imagine but harder to fix.If it is cut clean there is nothing stopping the blood from coming out even the slightest it'll be like a hose if not patched up. The reason a person may live or live longer with a crushed and torn artery is because it crushed is not broken while it being raggedly can by patched up by the blood cells easily cause it can catch on to something.Because when the artery is cleanly severed there is less area for your blood to clot


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